Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jeffrey Lynn Chapman
Gender : Male
Age : 57
Race : White
Date : 03/02/2024
Location : Ivory Avenue Northeast
City : St. Michael
County : Wright
State : Minnesota
Agency : Wright County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Austin Feenstra
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/02/2024, Jeffrey Lynn Chapman, a 57-year-old White male, was fatally shot by Wright County Sheriff's Deputy Austin Feenstra during a traffic stop on Ivory Avenue Northeast in St. Michael, Minnesota. According to reports, Deputy Feenstra conducted the stop after identifying a potential violation. During the interaction, Chapman reportedly brandished a firearm. Deputy Feenstra fired multiple shots, striking Chapman.
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Medical personnel were called to the scene, but Chapman was pronounced dead. No other injuries were reported during the incident. Police shot and killed him, then realized that he had no knife and the object they had seen was a piece of metal pipe.
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Officer Feenstra was cleared for the shooting by County Attorney Brian Lutes.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/1-fatally-shot-by-wright-county-deputy-during-traffic-stop-sheriff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiM7tlYmSFA
https://northwrightcounty.today/2024/03/bca-identifies-albertville-man-shot-by-wright-county-deputy/
