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David Michael Howard
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : Native American
Date : 04/10/2023
Location : Cedar Bluff Nature Preserve
City : Bloomington
County : Monroe
State : Indiana
Agency : Monroe County SO
Officer(s) :Trent Walls, Shawn Sullivan
Cause of Death : Fall from height
Event : Fell from height during struggle with police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 7 p.m. on April 10, Monroe County deputies Trent Walls and Shawn Sullivan responded to a call at Cedar Bluff Nature Preserve. The call was later determined to have been placed by Howard,. The caller stated there was a body at the bottom of the cliffs at the nature preserve. Along with members of Monroe County Fire Protection District, the deputies conducted a search in the area the night of April 10 and did not locate a body. During their search, however, the deputies found Howard and a woman engaged in a physical altercation at the top of the cliff. Deputies and fire personnel restrained and handcuffed him. He jumped after running away from them and fell to his death.
