Death by Cop 2022-2024
Search fatalities
You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.
Benny L. Joiner
Gender : Male
Age : 60
Race : White
Date : 06/24/2024
Location : 9100 block of Metro
City : Minerva
County : Carroll
State : Ohio
Agency : Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, Minerva Police, Canton Police, Perry Twp. Police, East Canton Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during SWAT standoff in mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Police were sent to a welfare check on a man in his 60s. He allegedly fired shots at police from his house. SWAT appeared and began shooting beanbags at him, then flashbang grenades. The man died from gunshots. It is not known who shot him.