Death by Cop- 2022
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Taylor Lee Shomaker
Case # :1671
Gender : Male
Age : 32
Race : White
Date : 11/19/2022
Location : Unknown
City : O’Fallon
County : St. Charles
State : Missouri
Agency : O’Fallon PD, St. Peter PD, St. Charles City PD, SWAT
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Police were called about a man having a mental health crisis. He had threatened his parents with a gun that went off accidentally. The parents left and Shomaker did not come out of the house. SWAT O’Fallon PD, St. Peter PD, St. Charles City PD all arrived in large numbers and initiated a standoff. The man fired a shot and was shot and killed.
Source Links :
https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/man-shot-killed-after-firing-at-officers-in-ofallon-mo/