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Eli Crawford 3 of 3
Gender : Male
Age : 37
Race : White
Date : 03/26/2022
Location : 340 Wyandotte Ave
City : Baxter Springs
County : Cherokee
State : Kansas
Agency : Joplin PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joplin PD were sent to a domestic disturbance with possible hostage being the wife and daughter. Police and SWAT arrived and the mother, Taylor Schutte, ran out toward police. The husband, Eli Crawford, shot and killed her. Several law enforcement agencies and SWAT engaged in a heavy gun fight with him. A police sniper killed 2-year-old Clesslyn and her father both.
