Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Phillip N. Davenport
Gender : Male
Age : 19
Race : White
Date : 02/14/2021
Location : Dogwood Cove
City : Corbin
County : Whitley
State : Kentucky
Agency : Corbin Police Department
Officer(s) :Sgt. Stephen Meadors
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by off-duty police officer during prowler investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 14, 2021, at approximately 3:30 a.m., off-duty Corbin Police Department Sgt. Stephen Meadors was contacted at his residence on Dogwood Cove in Corbin, Kentucky, by a neighbor reporting a prowler. Sgt. Meadors went outside and encountered 19-year-old Phillip N. Davenport. An altercation ensued, during which Sgt. Meadors opened fire, killing Davenport. Davenport was transported to Baptist Health Hospital in Corbin, where he was pronounced deceased by the Whitley County Coroner. The Kentucky State Police investigated the incident. In October 2021, a Whitley County grand jury returned a "no true bill," clearing Sgt. Meadors of any wrongdoing.
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TOTAL FATALITIES:
Fatalities: 1 (Phillip N. Davenport)
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/p11-2-15-2021
https://www.thenewsjournal.net/grand-jury-clears-corbin-police-officer-of-wrongdoing-in-february-shooting
https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/20004671/Phillip-N-Davenport
https://apnews.com/general-news-e933cfec788bd50706e2efc20606fd0a
