Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Wilford Robert DeWeese

Gender : Male

Age : 67

Race : White

Date : 04/11/2022

Location : 900 block of Manitou Ave

City : Manitou Springs

County : El Paso

State : Colorado

Agency : Manitou Springs PD, El Paso County SO, Colorado State Patrol

Officer(s) :Daniel LeBaron, Ronnie Hancock. Jeff Schuelke, Harold "Levi" Hoover

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police for allegedly threatening store employee

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Wilford DeWeese allegedly threatened an employee in an area business. This resulted in a lot of officers from 3 departments showing up to look for him after he left. Police located him, escalated a standoff, sent K9s after him. DeWeese fired a defensive shot at the K9 and shot the dog. Police shot and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://gazette.com/news/crime/law-enforcement-involved-in-manitou-springs-shooting-identified/article_0bda3afa-c01d-11ec-8d24-1fe81683a624.html

https://www.kktv.com/2022/04/12/el-paso-county-k-9-suspect-shot-killed-during-shooting-manitou-springs/

https://krdo.com/news/2022/04/18/suspect-in-manitou-springs-officer-involved-shooting-identified/

https://www.mountainjackpot.com/2022/08/05/april-11-2022-officer-involved-shooting-ruled-justified/