Death by Cop- 2024
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Peter Christensen
Case # :315
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : White
Date : 08/04/2024
Location : King Street and Illinois Ave
City : Martinsburg
County : Berkeley
State : West Virginia
Agency : Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : A police cruiser rushing to a call struck and killed a motorist in an intersection
Open records summary :
Deputies were responding to an unspecified incident and apparently speeding through an intersection with lights and sirens when the police cruiser struck motorist Peter Christensen, killing him, and injuring a passenger. Police never disclosed what the nature of the alleged emergency was that explained why police apparently ran a light.
