Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Lester Carlton Epps

Gender : Male

Age : 58

Race : White

Date : 03/06/2022

Location : 1200 block of Garber St

City : Richmond

County : Richmond

State : Virginia

Agency : Richmond PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lester Carlton Epps was on his porch with a gun behaving aggressively when Richmond PD arrived and shot and killed him. Three days prior, his wife had disappeared from a hotel. Security footage had shown him coming from the room with a luggage cart and a heavy object wrapped into blankets. Blood had also been found in the room. She was never found.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/henrico-county/missing-for-one-year-police-continue-search-for-henrico-woman-last-seen-in-early-2022/

https://richmond.com/news/local/richmond-police-fatally-shoot-armed-man-after-20-minute-delay-in-response-because-of-separate/article_80e95f0d-defd-588a-be64-f9607e2ecb76.html

https://www.nbc12.com/2022/03/08/rpd-man-killed-sunday-nights-officer-involved-shooting-identified/

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/lester-epps-obit