Death by Cop 2022-2024
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John Thompson
Gender : Male
Age : 42
Race : White
Date : 07/18/2024
Location : 37813 Rd M
City : Mancos
County : Montezuma
State : Colorado
Agency : Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office, La Plata County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health welfare check
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Montezuma County deputies were sent to a welfare check for John Thompson and his elderly mother. When deputies arrived, he was cooperative and police left. The next morning, the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office reported that he had pointed a rifle at someone. Montezuma deputies returned, found him with a rifle and shot and killed him.
