Death by Cop- 2022
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Jordan Griffith
Case # :287
Gender : Male
Age : 26
Race : Black
Date : 03/03/2022
Location : Buechel
City : Louisville
County : Louisville
State : Kentucky
Agency : Jefferson County SO
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress at traffic stop
Disposition : No known charges
Open Records Summary :
Jordan Griffith was driving when Jefferson County deputies attempted to traffic-stop him for outstanding warrants. Police escalated a chase and he lost control of his truck and crashed into a utility pole on Buechel Bank Road near GE Appliance Park. He shot himself as officers set up a perimeter around the car, committing suicide under police duress.