Death by Cop- 2024

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Jamon S. Weaver

Gender : Male

Age : 33

Race : Black

Date : 03/08/2024

Location : TA Truck Stop at 13750 23 Mile Road

City : Effingham

County : Effingham

State : Illinois

Agency : Illinois State Police SWAT team and Crisis Negotiating Team

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man walked into the bank and demanded money from a teller and then left on a motorized scooter and drove the scooter to a semi-truck that was parked nearby. Police followed him in the semi and he stopped at a truck stop. The standoff with police lasted about 8 hours. The Illinois State Police SWAT team and Crisis Negotiating Team were called in to help. The man finally committed suicide under police duress.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wandtv.com/news/one-person-dead-after-a-standoff-in-effingham/article_cb2c86ea-de4f-11ee-8845-77a0f7262b02.html

https://www.effinghamradio.com/2024/03/11/deceased-individual-from-ta-standoff-on-friday-identified/

https://patch.com/michigan/shelby-utica/suspected-shelby-twp-bank-robber-dead-after-8-hour-standoff-police