Death by Cop- 2022

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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://www.foxnews.com/us/pullman-man-fatally-shot-swat-officer-threat-roommates-identified-army-vet

https://www.khq.com/news/swat-standoff-near-washington-state-university-leads-to-shots-fired-suspect-down/article_5100eb30-7c7c-11ed-8c99-db6e3a46ce5c.html

https://midcolumbiainsurance.com/suspect-shot-killed-in-swat-standoff-near-wsu-campus-after-threatening-to-kill-roommates

https://lmtribune.com/northwest/wsu-officer-fired-lethal-shot/article_841de832-3106-5b2d-a18e-270ab9aa94ca.html

https://klewtv.com/news/local/pullman-man-killed-during-swat-standoff-was-a-us-army-veteran

https://dnews.com/local/man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-id-d/article_1e707f14-c024-5e72-8437-a8920d33a672.html