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Lonnel Cephas

Gender : Male

Age : 19

Race : Black

Date : 08/27/2021

Location : West Wolf Avenue & 7th Street

City : Elkhart

County : Elkhart

State : Indiana

Agency : Elkhart Police Department

Officer(s) :Sergeant Mike Davis

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during arrest attempt

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 27, 2021, at approximately 10:22 a.m., Elkhart Police responded to a reported shooting involving injuries. During a verbal dispute between a man and a woman, the man fired a handgun, fatally shooting a 1-year-old child. A description of the man and the vehicle he fled in was broadcast to officers. Minutes later, officers located the vehicle and identified the man, 19-year-old Lonnel Cephas, walking in an alley near West Wolf Avenue and 7th Street. Officers at.tempted to arrest him. Sergeant Mike Davis shot and killed Cephas.
Total fatalities and injuries: Two fatalities (the 1-year-old child and Lonnel Cephas).

SOURCE LINKS :

• https://www.elkhartcountyprosecutor.com/news/press-releases/officer-involved-shooting-death-man-killed-elkhart-child-justified-under-indiana
• https://wowo.com/identities-released-of-child-victim-and-officer-involved-in-elkhart-shooting-deaths/
• https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/elkhart-officer-will-not-face-charges-for-fatally-shooting-man-who-killed-boy
• https://wsbt.com/news/local/police-shoot-kill-man-suspected-in-toddlers-shooting-death