Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Ringo Van Winkle

Gender : Male

Age : 32

Race : White

Date : 02/17/2022

Location : Alma School Rd+Main St

City : Mesa

County : Maricopa

State : Arizona

Agency : Mesa PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police when reported as shooting gun outdoors

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Mesa PD were alerted by a surveillance camera monitoring system mounted at an intersection that someone was firing shots outdoors. Police arrived and fired tasers at the man, then fired beanbag rounds and finally fired live bullets and killed Ringo Van Winkle. Police did not clarify whether he had or used a weapon at the time that he was killed

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.azfamily.com/news/officers-shoot-kill-armed-suspect-in-mesa/article_938827ac-8ff1-11ec-b339-43026298b095.html

https://ktar.com/story/4896270/video-mesa-police-release-footage-showing-events-before-fatal-shooting/

https://www.12news.com/article/news/crime/police-shoot-kill-man-mesa-alma-school-road-and-main-street-surveillance-camera-system/75-27b8c35a-256b-4516-9fbf-0315d9ac7981

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/mesa-breaking/2022/02/17/mesa-police-officer-shoots-kills-man-seen-firing-gun-surveillance-footage/6828123001/