Death by Cop- 2022

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Derick Rock

Case # :101

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : White

Date : 01/25/2022

Location : Walnut St

City : Aragon

County : Polk

State : Georgia

Agency : Aragon PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Aragon Police officer responded to a call of a suicidal person. Police allege they found Derek Rock at the door with a gun to his own head and police shot him to death with multiple shots. While he was in a known mental health crisis, he was not reported to have threatened anyone else.

Source Links :

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/polk-county-aragon-officer-involved-shooting-gbi

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-01-25/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-polk-county

https://gbi.georgia.gov/press-releases/2022-01-25/gbi-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-polk-county