Death by Cop- 2022

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Edris Marrero

Case # :1088

Gender : Male

Age : 75

Race : Latinx

Date : 08/08/2022

Location : 1664 E Stone Dr

City : Kingsport

County : Sullivan

State : Tennessee

Agency : Kingsport PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Beaten to Death

Event :

Disposition : Justified by Internal Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Police responded to a disturbance. With Edris Marrero yelling at a woman in a parking lot and banging on her windows. Police arrived and “lightly” punched him. He died. The officer alleged self-defense. Marrero was unarmed and at age 75, he succumbed to being punched by police.

Source Links :

https://newschannel9.com/news/local/tbi-75-year-old-man-dies-following-confrontation-with-kingsport-police-officer

https://www.wjhl.com/news/local/kpd-releases-new-details-on-fatal-confrontation-between-officer-man/