Death by Cop- 2024

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Chad Hartley

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : White

Date : 01/31/2024

Location : 900 block of S. 9th Street

City : Temple

County : Bell

State : Texas

Agency : Temple Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Temple PD were sent to the 900 block of South 9

th

Street in Temple for a report of a suicidal man with a gun. Hartley allegedly had a gun and locked himself into a mobile home with police arrived. Police brought a drone and escalated a standoff. Hartley under pressure allegedly fired a shot at a drone that appeared at his window. Police claim he pointed a gun or fired a shot at an officer also. Police shot and killed him through the window of his home while he was inside. There is no record of any mental health help having been sent instead of a militarized standoff that led to his predictable death.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mytexasdaily.com/north-texas/apparent-suicidal-man-engages-in-standoff-with-texas-police-allegedly-aims-at-officers-fatally-shot/article_3cfc7dcb-d105-5b88-90c6-3813922aef99.html