Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jeffrey Stoppenhagen
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : White
Date : 12/17/2024
Location : 15000 block of Tonkel Road
City : Fort Wayne
County : Allen
State : Indiana
Agency : Allen County Sheriff's Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 12/17/2024, at approximately 5:00 PM, officers from the Allen County Sheriff's Department responded to a domestic disturbance call in the 15000 block of Tonkel Road in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Upon arrival, officers encountered the man and engaged in some unknown confrontation with him. Police opened fire and killed him in his home.
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The Indiana State Police have been called in to conduct an independent investigation.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality
