Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Michael Scott Vasko
Gender : Male
Age : 31
Race : White
Date : 09/21/2024
Location : Knutson St
City : Goose Creek
County : Berkeley
State : South Carolina
Agency : Goose Creek Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Goose Creek PD received a call from the Joint Base Charleston Naval Weapons Station reporting that a man had barricaded himself inside a residence with a 1-month-old infant. Police arrived and established a standoff. The man died from suicide under police duress. The infant was found unharmed. Marrington Elementary and Middle Schools as well as the Child Development Center were locked down during the standoff.
