Death by Cop- 2022

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Dante Kittrell

Case # :1000

Gender : Male

Age : 51

Race : Black

Date : 07/29/2022

Location : 1200 block of N Sheridan St

City : South Bend

County : St. Joseph

State : Indiana

Agency : South Bend PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

Disposition : Ruled justifiable homicide by Prosecutor’s Office

Open Records Summary :

South Bend PD were sent to a mental health crisis in which a suicidal man had access to a gun. Police arrived and allege that he “began pointing a gun” at police. They shot and killed him. He turned out to have been unarmed.

Source Links :

https://www.wndu.com/2022/07/29/one-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-near-coquillard-elementary-school/

https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/08/02/black-leaders-at-vigil-tell-south-bend-stop-telling-us-to-be-patient/65388114007/

https://www.wndu.com/2022/08/02/community-leaders-call-action-after-death-dante-kittrell/

https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2022/08/24/dante-kittrell-south-bend-indiana-police-shooting-no-criminal-charges/65418357007/

https://www.abc57.com/news/body-camera-video-shows-negotiations-before-fatal-shooting-of-dante-kittrell