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Clesslyn Jane Crawford 1 of 3

Case # :391

Gender : Male

Age : 2

Race : White

Date : 03/26/2022

Location : 340 Wyandotte Ave

City : Baxter Springs

County : Cherokee

State : Kansas

Agency : Joplin PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

The police were responding to a domestic disturbance. The victim created a hostage situation with his wife and daughter and killed his wife as she tried to exit the home. Victim and police allegedly exchanged fire for hours before police killed him. His daughter Clesslynwas also killed by a shot fired by the police.

Source Links :

https://www.joplinglobe.com/news/police-gunman-fatally-shot-woman-child-found-dead-after-standoff/article_ae01ca98-aeb9-11ec-b7a8-97c5d18d9e7b.html

https://www.kansas.gov/kbi/docs/media%20releases/2022/Media%20Release-%20UPDATE-%20Officer%20involved%20shooting%20in%20Baxter%20Springs.pdf

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10688681/Missouri-cop-kills-2-year-old-opened-fire-dad-held-hostage.html

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-joplin-kansas-clesslynn-crawford-police-stray-bullet-20220405-77itgron6jfutopnq4oclqlbgy-story.html

https://www.kwch.com/2022/04/04/kbi-shot-that-killed-child-last-months-se-kansas-hostage-incident-was-fired-by-police/

https://www.koamnewsnow.com/attorney-now-reviewing-baxter-springs-fatal-shooting-investigation/

https://stjosephpost.com/posts/24e32014-cc72-4b31-b152-0c8c527af98c#//

https://sunflowerstateradio.com/2022/04/04/investigation-indicates-2-year-old-killed-by-joplin-officer-in-baxter-springs-hostage-situation/