Death by Cop- 2024

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Vilmond Jean Baptiste

Gender : Male

Age : 38

Race : Black

Date : 09/13/2024

Location : East 21st Street near Dorchester Road

City : New York

County : Brooklyn

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after triple homicide

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Vilmond Jean-Baptiste was seen with a knife. NYPD chased him to his home and found him hiding in the bathtub. Police fired tasers at him and he jumped out of the tub with a knife. Police shot and killed him. Local residents were allegedly throwing bottles at police after the killing and hit one officer in the head. He had allegedly stabbed and killed three people.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2024/09/14/man-killed-during-police-involved-shooting-in-brooklyn

https://brooklyn.news12.com/nypd-homicide-suspect-killed-in-flatbush-police-involved-shooting

https://nypost.com/2024/09/13/us-news/murder-suspect-fatally-shot-by-police-in-brooklyn-apartment/