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Brent Lee Kopacka
Case # :1594
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : White
Date : 12/15/2022
Location : 1000 Block of SE Latah St
City : Pullman
County : Whitman
State : Washington
Agency : Pullman PD SWAT
Officer(s) :Brett Boyd
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police on call for threatening roommates
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Brent Lee Kopacka had suffered a traumatic brain injury in Afghanistan in the Army and had suffered from PTSD for 16 years. On December 15, 2022, he reportedly threatened to kill his roommates. Police were called and he locked himself in his room. After several hours of SWAT siege upon him, he began firing through the windows and was shot and killed.
Source Links :
https://klewtv.com/news/local/pullman-man-killed-during-swat-standoff-was-a-us-army-veteran