Death by Cop- 2024

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Jonathan Junior Pritt

Case # :966

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : White

Date : 05/08/2024

Location : Byron Road

City : Summersville

County : Nicholas

State : West Virginia

Agency : Nicholas County Sheriff’s Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

Open records summary :

Nicholas County deputies arrived on a mental health warrant for Jonathan Pritt Jr. They engaged in a shootout and killed the man in his home.

 

Source links :

https://wvmetronews.com/2024/05/07/officers-respond-to-confirmed-shots-fired-call-and-barricade-situation-in-nicholas-county/