Death by Cop- 2024

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Dimitri Edward Calvert

Gender : Male

Age : 30

Race : Black

Date : 04/12/2024

Location : Norfolk Avenue

City : Springdale

County : Washington

State : Arkansas

Agency : Springdale Police Department

Officer(s) :Danny Wright

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Officer Danny Wright was sent to a disturbance call involving Dimitri Calvert with a knife. The officer yelled “drop the knife” many times, threatening Calvert with a pointed gun. Calvert was known to have mental health issues needing support and was escalated by the event. Police shot and killed him in front of his parents who insisted that the situation could have been defused without killing Calvert.

 

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhkXbE7WZOg

https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/crime/family-dimitri-calvert-held-vigil/527-d17f90f5-a9f3-4f8d-b447-9d771eff57d5