Death by Cop- 2022

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Robert John Ewoldt

Case # :135

Gender : Male

Age : 41

Race : White

Date : 02/01/2022

Location : Lowe’s on Elmore

City : Davenport

County : Scott

State : Iowa

Agency : Scott County SO, Bettendorf PD, SWAT

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot, stop sticks, suicide under police duress

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

Disposition : Pending Investigation

Open Records Summary :

A disturbance call was received for Lowes Home Improvement in Davenport involving a problem with terminating an employee and retrieving a company vehicle.
The manallegedly refused to return the vehicle and threatened he was armed with a pistol and rifle.The man fled but was tracked via GPS signal. Police tried to pull over the vehicle and a vehicle chase ensued.
The vehicle unexpectedly ran off the roadway to the east, entered the ditch and struck a tree.
Deputies approached the vehicle and found the driver dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the release.

Source Links :

https://www.kwqc.com/2022/02/01/heavy-police-presence-utica-ridge-road-davenport-tuesday/

https://northiowatoday.com/2022/02/06/man-fired-from-his-job-in-davenport-refuses-to-return-company-truck-flees-police-commits-suicide/

https://www.wqad.com/article/news/local/scott-county-sheriff-vehicle-chase/526-620a37f0-13b0-4e53-a48d-4ce939fea63a