Death by Cop- 2024

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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/16/2024

Location : Hwy 410 and E Main Ave

City : Sumner

County : Pierce

State : Washington

Agency : Sumner Police Department, Washington State Patrol, Puyallup Police Department, Bonney Lake Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police in mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Sumner PD responded to mental health crisis and called Washington State Patrol, Puyallup Police Department, Bonney Lake Police Department to try to arrest a man with a knife threatening self-harm. They shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/law-justice/police-shoot-kill-man-on-railroad-tracks-in-sumner/

https://sumnerwa.gov/officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.thenewstribune.com/news/local/crime/article292557414.html