Death by Cop- 2024
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Austyn Cousins
Case # :1667
Gender : Male
Age : 26
Race : White
Date : 01/24/2024
Location : 1900 block of Huron Street
City : Pittsburgh
County : Allegheny
State : Pennsylvania
Agency : Allegheny County Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police following ShotSpotter alert
Open records summary :
Pittsburgh Police received a ShotSpotter alert that gunshots were heard and arrived in the 1900 block of Huron Street. Police heard a noisy argument and claim there were shots heard. Police shot and killed Austyn Cousins. When asked by media whether Cousins had actually fired any shots, police replied that they did not know. It is completely unclear why this young software engineer was killed in the dark night at 1:49 a.m. other than a police surveillance system sending police to the street and firing shots. From the time, the ShotSpotter alert was reported in the police station until the radio call that Cousins had been shot by police, only 11 minutes elapsed. Eyewitnesses and BWC footage are critically needed in this case.
Source links :
https://www.wtae.com/article/officer-involved-shooting-under-investigation-in-pittsburgh/46514530
https://www.wtae.com/amp/article/austyn-cousins-former-band-director-speaks-out-on-death/46528562
