Death by Cop  2022-2024

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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/2022/06/09/police-release-latest-updates-separate-cmha-maple-heights-officer-involved-shootings/

https://www.cleveland19.com/2022/05/30/maple-heights-officer-fatally-shoots-suspect-cleveland/

https://www.wksu.org/government-politics/2022-06-09/maple-heights-police-officer-shot-22-year-old-cleveland-man-as-he-climbed-over-fence