Death by Cop- 2024

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Robert James Perkins

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : Black

Date : 01/18/2024

Location : 7702 Spafford Road

City : Cleveland

County : Cuyahoga

State : Ohio

Agency : Cleveland Division of Police, Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cleveland Police chased a vehicle after ShotSpotter alerted them. The man fled to a home and locked himself in. Cleveland Police and Cuyahoga deputies and SWAT besieged the home for hours, finally shot and killed Perkins, alleging he had fired shots.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://fox8.com/news/standoff-in-cleveland-spans-several-hours/

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-police-involved-in-standoff-in-slavic-village-1-person-shot