Death by Cop- 2022

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Justin Ruddell

Case # :1429

Gender : Male

Age : 41

Race : White

Date : 12/10/2022

Location : Carpenterville Road

City : Brookings

County : Curry

State : Oregon

Agency : Brookings PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during traffic stop

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Justin Ruddell was stopped by police in a traffic stop. It is unknown what occurred but police shot him to death during the stop. Ruddell had survived a catastrophic train wreck with a broken back, a head injury before the shooting and was believed to suffer from PTSD.

Source Links :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/amtrak-crash-survivor-details-miracle-escape-files-lawsuit/story?id=80459867

https://www.currypilot.com/news/suspect-deceased-after-brookings-officer-involved-shooting/article_d973d9f4-7a61-11ed-bae2-67aa378032fd.html

https://www.currypilot.com/news/oregon-state-police-investigating-brookings-officer-involved-shooting/article_74a5a294-80d0-11ed-99c2-c39324fe3f8e.html