Death by Cop- 2022

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Yosef Bekermus

Case # :731

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : White

Date : 05/30/2022

Location : 1900 block of SW 2nd Terrace

City : Cape Coral

County : Lee

State : Florida

Agency : Cape Coral PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Mental health welfare check

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

Officers were responding to a welfare check call when they arrived and found Bekermus agitated as he approached the officers with a metal pipe. Officers fired shots towards him, killing him at the scene.

Source Links :

https://www.winknews.com/2022/05/31/experts-review-cape-coral-officer-shooting-and-killing-man-in-manic-state/

https://www.winknews.com/2022/05/30/large-police-presence-in-cape-coral/