Death by Cop- 2024

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John Thompson

Gender : Male

Age : 42

Race : White

Date : 07/18/2024

Location : 37813 Rd M

City : Mancos

County : Montezuma

State : Colorado

Agency : Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Montezuma County deputies were sent to a welfare check for John Thompson and his elderly mother. When deputies arrived, he was cooperative and police left. The next morning, the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office reported that he had pointed a rifle at someone. Montezuma deputies returned, found him with a rifle and shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sheriff-armed-mancos-man-shot-dead-after-refusing-deputies-commands/