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Virginia Lee Morris

Gender : Female

Age : 38

Race : White

Date : 11/10/2024

Location : 1015 SE Rolph Court

City : Waldport

County : Lincoln

State : Oregon

Agency : Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Deputy Benjamin Cloud

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Virginia Morris, a 38-year-old disabled U.S. Marine Corps veteran, was fatally shot by Deputy Benjamin Cloud of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office. She was reportedly experiencing a mental health crisis and fired shots from her home in Waldport, prompting a police response. Morris had expressed fears of being killed by law enforcement in prior social media posts following an unrelated incident involving trespassers. She may have been intoxicated and suffering from PTSD at the time. Law enforcement stated that she emerged from her home with a firearm before she was shot.
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Last update: November 22, 2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.opb.org/article/2024/11/11/waldport-oregon-police-shooting/
https://www.rightnoworegon.com/news/suspect-firing-rifle-in-waldport-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting/
https://kpic.com/news/local/man-shot-by-deputy-after-firing-rifle-in-lincoln-county-sheriffs-office-says