Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Black
Date : 10/24/2024
Location : 100 block of Maloy Drive
City : Winchester
County : Frederick
State : Virginia
Agency : Frederick County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Frederick County deputies arrived to arrest a man for outstanding warrants. He opened the door, saw police and closed the door again. Police brought SWAT and escalated a standoff during which time the man died from suicide under police. Police operated drones and found him dead. Police state that they do not identify people who die from suicide and confirmed only that he was a black man. His identity was not released by police.