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Ivan Foster
Gender : Male
Age : 27
Race : Black
Date : 10/26/2021
Location : 2500 block River Bend Drive
City : Louisville
County : Jefferson
State : Kentucky
Agency : Louisville Metropolitan Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers were sent to an apartment on River Bend Drive in response to a domestic disturbance call at approximately 12:35 a.m. Foster had a gun. Officers arrived, and during the encounter, Foster became agitated and reached into a pile of clothing on a dresser for a gun. He fired at Officer Tom Seabolt, striking his police radio. Officer Timothy Lanham opened fire and killed Foster. The incident occurred in the presence of Foster's wife and children. The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team handled the investigation and shielded the names of the officers. The family expressed concern about the lack of transparency and the absence of body camera footage.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.whas11.com/article/news/crime/video-deadly-shooting-lmpd-officer-involved-body-cam-clifton-heights-louisville/417-198f27c7-61b8-46ba-96c7-b8a13d88c143
https://www.wlky.com/article/body-camera-video-shows-what-led-up-to-fatal-lmpd-shooting-in-clifton-heights/38173420
https://www.yahoo.com/news/kentucky-state-police-shares-video-182936140.html
https://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/2150871
https://breaking911.com/raw-suspect-shot-dead-after-he-grabs-a-gun-off-dresser-and-fires-at-officers-in-louisville-kentucky/