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Samuel Ed Farnam Jr.

Gender : Male

Age : 44

Race : White

Date : 05/02/2022

Location : Highway 231/Deese Rd

City : Ozark

County : Dale

State : Alabama

Agency : Ozark PD, Dale County PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event :

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Both the Ozark Police Department and the Dale County Police Department took up chase of a man who had allegedly been seen chasing a person in another car. Shots had been fired. Police entered this chase and tried to traffic-stop the vehicle. Police attacked the car with a PIT maneuver, and shot and killed the man. It is unknown whether he had ever represented a threat to police, or why the PIT maneuver and shooting occurred.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.troymessenger.com/2022/05/02/alea-investigating-dale-county-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.wkrg.com/a

https://www.southeastsun.com/daleville/article_8cd9bb6e-cae3-11ec-a593-83646ea60439.htmllabama-news/ozark-man-killed-by-deputies-was-stalking-ex-wife/