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Des’Man Cha’mell LaDuke

Gender : Male

Age : 22

Race : Black

Date : 10/22/2022

Location : 200 block of Green St

City : Nicholasville

County : Jessamine

State : Kentucky

Agency : Nicholasville PD

Officer(s) :Joseph Horton

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Nicholasville PD arrived at a call of Des’Man Cha’mell LaDuke in a mental health crisis. Police allege that he pointed a gun at police, who then shot and killed him. No eyewitness accounts or video can be found to corroborate the police narrative of events.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wkyt.com/2022/10/22/ksp-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-jessamine-co/

https://news.yahoo.com/male-sent-hospital-shooting-involving-210744391.html

https://www.lex18.com/news/lex-18-investigates/looking-into-the-moment-police-fatally-shot-a-nicholasville-man

https://www.jessaminejournal.com/2022/10/28/npd-releases-statement-on-laduke-shooting-family-breaks-silence/

https://wbontv.com/2022/11/14/ksp-reveals-findings-in-officer-involved-laduke-shooting-in-nicholasville/