Death by Cop- 2022

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Joel Capellan

Case # :1586

Gender : Male

Age : 29

Race : Black

Date : 10/16/2022

Location : Nagle Ave+Dyckman St

City : New York

County : New York

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

NYPD claim they saw Joel Capellan in a fight with someone and allege that he had a gun. Police then shot and killed him. He did not reportedly use the gun. No eyewitness accounts or video of the event can be found.

Source Links :

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/joel-capellan-inwood-police-shooting-investigation/

https://washingtondailies.com/us-news/nypd-officers-shoot-kill-parolee-who-waved-gun-in-crowd-police/

https://newyorkfolk.com/news/nypd-officers-fatally-shoot-man-waving-gun-during-fight-in-washington-heights/

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/family-calls-for-release-of-body-camera-video-in-deadly-police-shooting-of-28-year-old-joel-capellan/