Death by Cop- 2022

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Equan Hopson

Case # :103

Gender : Male

Age : 23

Race : Black

Date : 01/26/2022

Location : W Florissant Ave+Lang Dr

City : Ferguson

County : St. Louis

State : Missouri

Agency : St. Louis Metro PD

Officer(s) :Colin Ledbetter

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “suspicious person” call

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

St. Louis Metro PD received a call about a “suspicious car” and felt the car was linked to a prior crime. Police escalated a chase and he lost control and crashed. The driver and 3 other people ran from the vehicle and one of the people engaged in an exchange of shots with police. Equan Hopson was shot dead and 2 officers were reportedly injured

Source Links :

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/large-police-presence-near-the-border-of-dellwood-and-ferguson/

https://www.kmov.com/news/officer-in-critical-condition-suspect-dead-after-officer-involved-shooting-in-ferguson/article_2db3697c-7ee0-11ec-88c1-bf8c37d192a4.html

https://fox2now.com/news/missouri/video-released-of-ferguson-shooting-that-injured-officers-killed-suspect/