Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Christian Alexander Tyson Thomas

Gender : Male

Age : 18

Race : Black

Date : 08/29/2024

Location : 1300 block of Yellowstone Road

City : Cleveland Heights

County : Cuyahoga

State : Ohio

Agency : Cleveland Police Department

Officer(s) :Stevens

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during disturbance call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Cleveland PD were sent to the 1300 block of Yellowstone Road in Cleveland Heights for a disturbance call. Christian Thomas had been in an argument with his father where shots were fired. Police arrived and shot and killed Christian Thomas. His family said that Thomas had been a national spelling bee champion and a “beautiful soul.”

The family is demanding release of all bodycams, not just the select excerpts that have been released.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/18-year-old-man-dies-in-police-shooting-in-cleveland-heights-no-officers-injured

https://fox8.com/news/family-of-teen-shot-and-killed-by-cleveland-heights-police-addresses-media/

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/family-of-man-shot-by-cleveland-heights-police-ask-city-to-release-all-bodycam-footage