Death by Cop- 2022

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James M. Schild

Case # :6

Gender : Male

Age : 49

Race : White

Date : 01/03/2022

Location : 3200 East Enrose

City : Mesa

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Mesa PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for screaming and holding metal framing square

Disposition : No known charges

Open Records Summary :

Mesa PD responded to reports of an "erratic"man, found him holding a framing square and began shooting beanbags, then tasers and finally killing him. It is unclear why police felt threatened by a framing square. Family questioned why police killed him.

Source Links :

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa-breaking/2022/01/03/mesa-police-fatally-shoot-man-who-charged-officers-metal-object/9080528002/

https://www.12news.com/article/news/local/valley/1-dead-shooting-with-mesa-police-officer/75-ebaddb47-14df-4a4a-9ddf-2a78342dc979