Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Trevontay Jenkins

Gender : Male

Age : 16

Race : Black

Date : 12/26/2022

Location : 400 E McKinley Ave

City : Des Moines

County : Polk

State : Iowa

Agency : Des Moines PD

Officer(s) :Noah Bollinger, Zachary Duitscher, Thomas Garcia, Nicholas Howard

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A relative called police because Trevontay Jenkins was causing a domestic disturbance. Police arrived and found him inside of the home, allegedly holding a gun. Police fired at least 9 shots, killing him. Police allege that they had tried to negotiate with him but a neighbor witnessing events disputes this, stating that officers arrived and in less than 2 minutes, Jenkins was dead and that no attempt had been made to deescalate the situation. The Attorney General justified the killing and the 4 shooter officers were not charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://dps.iowa.gov/dci-assists-des-moines-officer-involved-shooting

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2022/12/29/des-moines-police-name-officers-involved-shooting-16-year-old/69765289007/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/iowa/articles/2023-01-19/ag-des-moines-officers-justified-in-shooting-death-of-teen

https://www.kcci.com/article/iowa-des-moines-police-officers-cleared-in-teens-shooting-death/42559967#

https://who13.com/news/ag-says-des-moines-police-officers-justified-in-shooting-that-killed-16-year-old/