Death by Cop 2021-2025
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David Resmondo
Age : 49
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 08/02/2024
Location : Monroe County Justice Center, 4500 block of New Highway 68
City : Madisonville
County : Monroe
State : Tennessee
Agency : Monroe County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 08/02/2024 at approximately 8:30 a.m., David Resmondo arrived at the Monroe County Justice Center in Madisonville carrying a rifle. He fired multiple rounds in the parking lot before walking toward the building.
After firing outside, Resmondo shot through the glass front entrance and entered the justice center. Sheriff Tommy Jones later said one of the rifle rounds struck the brick immediately outside his office window after Resmondo fired directly toward that area of the building. Approximately 30 to 40 people, including court employees and members of the public, were inside the building at the time.
As Resmondo entered the lobby, a Monroe County sheriff's deputy confronted him at the security checkpoint. Investigators reported that Resmondo pointed his rifle toward deputies inside the building. The deputy fired his service weapon, striking Resmondo. He was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No one else was struck by gunfire during the incident.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation assumed responsibility for investigating the shooting at the request of 10th Judicial District Attorney General Shari Tayloe. The investigation included processing the crime scene inside and outside the justice center, interviewing witnesses and collecting physical evidence.
Sheriff Jones stated that he had met personally with Resmondo several weeks before the shooting. According to Jones, Resmondo appeared to be experiencing mental-health problems during that meeting, although nothing in their conversation led him to believe Resmondo would carry out an armed attack.
A GoFundMe campaign created by Resmondo's family described him as a husband and father who had struggled with severe depression and mental illness before the shooting. The fundraiser stated that he left behind his wife and children and sought assistance with funeral expenses.
I found no publicly reported wrongful-death lawsuit, civil settlement, criminal charges against the deputy, or disciplinary action arising from the shooting.
