Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Paul Clifford Buchholz
Gender : Male
Age : 54
Race : White
Date : 09/13/2024
Location : Crow’s Creek Campground
City : Smithville
County : Clay
State : Missouri
Agency : Clay County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
After a road rage incident, police chased Paul Clifford Buchholz to a campground where they escalated a chase. Shots were fired and police created a standoff during which he died by suicide under police duress. Buchholz had been unhoused.