Death by Cop- 2024
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Christian Thomas
Case # :135
Gender : Male
Age : 18
Race : Black
Date : 08/29/2024
Location : 1300 block of Yellowstone Road
City : Cleveland Heights
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Cleveland Police Department
Officer(s) :Stevens
Cause of death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during disturbance call
Open records summary :
Cleveland PD were sent to the 1300 block of Yellowstone Road in Cleveland Heights for a disturbance call. Christian Thomas had been in an argument with his father where shots were fired. Police arrived and shot and killed Christian Thomas. His family said that Thomas had been a national spelling bee champion and a “beautiful soul.”
The family is demanding release of all bodycams, not just the select excerpts that have been released.
Source links :
https://fox8.com/news/family-of-teen-shot-and-killed-by-cleveland-heights-police-addresses-media/
