Death by Cop  2022-2024

Search fatalities

You can use any or all of the fields to refine the search.

Shane Michael Boston

Gender : Male

Age : 41

Race : White

Date : 11/24/2022

Location : 801 W Union Ave

City : Litchfield

County : Montgomery

State : Illinois

Agency : Illinois State Police, Litchfield PD, Montgomery County SO

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police on suspicious person” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Litchfield PD and Montgomery County deputiesarrived to a “suspicious person” call, found a man and claim he carried a gun when they encountered him. He fled on foot and police allege he raised a gun and was shot and killed. Shane Michael Boston had been a popular tattoo artist.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kmov.com/2022/11/24/police-man-shot-by-officers-litchfield-after-flashing-gun-them/

https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/crime/2022/12/02/illinois-state-police-releases-body-cam-footage-of-police-shooting/69693976007/

https://fox2now.com/news/illinois/man-shot-killed-in-encounter-with-officers-in-litchfield-ill/