Death by Cop- 2024

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Shawn Michael Clark

Case # :925

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : White

Date : 05/13/2024

Location : Unknown

City : West Plains

County : Howell

State : Missouri

Agency : West Plains Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

Open records summary :

West Plains PD arrived at a residence to arrest Shawn Michael Clark for previous domestic charges when a crisis escalated. Police created a SWAT standoff and extricated family members, then bearing down on the residence with Clark locked inside. When police finally breached the residence, they found him dead from suicide under police duress.

 

Source links :

https://www.ozarkradionews.com/local-news/howell-county-wanted-man-dead-in-west-plains-after-standoff