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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
