Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Dantonio Martin Oglethorpe Washington
Gender : Male
Age : 32
Race : Black
Date : 02/01/2024
Location : 5800 block of Judge Perez Drive
City : Violet
County : Saint Bernard
State : Louisiana
Agency : Saint Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide at the police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
When 70-year-old Danny Lee Washington came up missing, police found a shell casing and some blood at his home. His son, Dan, Antonio, and the man’s vehicle were both missing. Police located the man in his father’s car at a traffic stop on Judge Perez Drive. While he was initially cooperative, he retreated to the car and died by suicide under police duress. His father’s body remained missing in the aftermath of the suicide.
