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Datwuan Catchings
Gender : Male
Age : 22
Race : Black
Date : 05/30/2022
Location : Buckeye Rd/E 93rd
City : Cleveland
County : Cuyahoga
State : Ohio
Agency : Maple Heights PD
Officer(s) :Terrance Duncan
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : kill police during chase
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maple Heights officers or chasing a vehicle that they feel may be responsible for shooting into homes. Or they stopped the vehicle, Datwuan Catchings ran and was shot in his back and killed as he was climbing offense. Police claim that he held something that looked like a gun. He is seen holding nothing at all and using both hands to climb the fence on the enclosed bodycam footage. Family had released the video, stating there was absolutely no danger to the officer and that he should be fired and charged with the murder of Catchings.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtFgJNju4T0
https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/05/30/maple-heights-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-cleveland/
