Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Maria Pike
Gender : Female
Age : 34
Race : White
Date : 11/08/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Independence
County : Jackson
State : Missouri
Agency : Independence Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Independence PD were called for a welfare check on a woman in mental health crisis. Police arrived, found her with a knife, holding an infant. Police shot and killed both the woman and the child. Family members stated that police shot the baby in the head.
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TOTAL CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2 dead.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kmbc.com/article/independence-missouri-shooting-larkspur-lane/62843985
