Death by Cop- 2022

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Orlando Taylor III

Case # :5

Gender : Male

Age : 23

Race : Black

Date : 01/02/2022

Location : Liberty St + Cass St

City : Springfield

County : Hampden

State : Maine

Agency : Springfield PD

Officer(s) :Ariel A. Falcon

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with knife” call

Disposition : Justified by DA

Open Records Summary :

Springfield PD were sent to a call about a man with a knife on Liberty and Cass Streets. They located Orlando Taylor, chased him on foot, claimed that he came toward officers with a knife, reportedly stabbed at an officer and was shot and killed. No BWC of this narrative can be found on open records search.

Source Links :

https://www.masslive.com/police-fire/2022/01/what-could-i-have-done-differently-family-called-crisis-line-days-before-orlando-taylor-stabbed-springfield-police-officer-and-was-then-shot-dead.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXuJeCuqmM4&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.masslive.com%2F&source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&feature=emb_title

https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/11/springfield-officer-shoots-suspect-in-elbow-after-he-attempts-to-run-down-police.html?outputType=amp