Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : Unknown
Date : 01/14/2021
Location : 7500 block 83rd Avenue
City : Brooklyn Park
County : Hennepin
State : Minnesota
Agency : Brooklyn Park Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 14, 2021, at around 3:15 p.m., the Brooklyn Park Police Department responded to reports of a man walking through yards in the 7500 block of 83rd Avenue. Initially, a caller reported that this man had broken into his home but then fled. Upon arriving at that location, officers were redirected by another family who said the same man had just entered their home. Several children managed to escape, but the man found a 7-year-old boy hiding in a closet and refused to release him. The man claimed he was armed with multiple guns and would not surrender. After negotiations, the standoff ended around 10:30 p.m. when the man took his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox9.com/news/7-year-old-safe-after-hostage-situation-in-brooklyn-park?
