Death by Cop- 2022
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Paul Derrick Moss
Case # :506
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : Black
Date : 04/15/2022
Location : I-75+Raccoon Valley Rd
City : Knoxville
County : Knox
State : Tennessee
Agency : Jellico PD, Anderson County SO,
Officer(s) :Sgt. Denver Waddell, Apl. Christopher Conner, ACSO Deputy Whitney Davis, JPD Chief Gary Perkins, JPD Officer Shayne Hurney
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after Killchase
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Jellico Police Department chased Paul Derrick Moss II, 51, until he lost control of his vehicle, crashed and then, the officers attacked him with batons and fired 32 rounds at him, killing him, with all shots having been fired in his back and side. The reasons for the chase and killing were unclear and Moss’ family sued Anderson County and the city of Jellico for allegedly breaking policy during the chase and shooting of Moss.
The suit states that Moss was no threat to the officers when they killed him. Police had said that Moss had tried to run over them but according to the suit, Moss’s car was not drivable after the chase ended. Moss had been beaten, did not have a weapon on him and was under attack and in the trauma of the moment, he had asked the offers to shoot him, posing no threat to the responders, according to the filing.
Source Links :
https://www.wvlt.tv/2022/04/15/tbi-man-is-dead-shot-by-police-after-chase/