Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 02/08/2021
Location : Unknown
City : Shady Spring
County : Raleigh
State : West Virginia
Agency : Raleigh County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during encounter
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 02/08/2021, deputies responded to an incident in the Shady Spring area involving an armed individual. During the encounter deputies opened fire, and the man died at the scene. Public reporting released minimal identifying details while the shooting was reviewed by investigative authorities.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.register-herald.com/news/deputy-involved-shooting-under-investigation
https://wvmetronews.com/2021/02/08/raleigh-county-shooting/
https://www.bdtonline.com/news/local_news/shady-spring-police-shooting
Ty Garrett Hilderbrand
Age :35
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/21/2021
Location : 100 block Evans Drive
City : Elkins
County : Randolph
State : West Virginia
Agency : Elkins Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 21, 2021, the Elkins Police Department attempted to serve a felony warrant on Ty Garrett Hilderbrand, who was suspected of making terroristic threats. After hours of negotiation attempts with no response, officers entered the building and discovered Hilderbrand, the lone occupant, dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.