Death by Cop- 2022

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Kenneth Vineyard

Case # :1522

Gender : Male

Age : 48

Race : White

Date : 11/06/2022

Location : Center Township Walmart Plaza

City : Center Township

County : Beaver

State : Pennsylvania

Agency : Center Township PD

Officer(s) :Off-duty officer John Hawk

Cause of Death : Blunt force trauma

Event : Good Samaritan attacked by off-duty officer while assisting someone

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Kenneth Vineyard was helping a gunshot victim in the Center Township Walmart Plaza when an unidentified off-duty Center Township PD officer in civilian clothing walked up, yelled “get back” and when Vineyard did not cooperate, likely because he was not sure who this man in civilian clothing was, he was knocked to the ground by the officer, hit his head and died in the hospital after the attack. The DA recused himself from the case. The officer was not charged in this murder.

Source Links :

https://news.yahoo.com/family-remembers-industry-man-allegedly-030953045.html

https://beavercountian.com/content/cops-courts/exclusive-autopsy-shows-vinyard-suffered-no-brain-injury-officer-on-leave-as-probe-continues

https://www.timesonline.com/story/news/local/2022/11/17/da-officer-placed-on-leave-following-industry-mans-death/69658316007/