Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Mark Johnston Parker

Gender : Male

Age : 61

Race : Unknown

Date : 01/25/2021

Location : MT-35 and Turtle Mountain Road

City : Creston

County : Flathead

State : Montana

Agency : Montana Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On January 25, 2021, at around 7 p.m., a trooper from the Montana Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop at MT-35 and Turtle Mountain Road in Creston. Upon approaching the vehicle, the trooper identified that the driver, Mark Johnston Parker, was in possession of a weapon. During the interaction, the trooper used a Taser during the critical incident. Parker shot and killed himself after the attack.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:Fatalities: 1
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Last Update: 12/28/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://dailyinterlake.com/news/2021/jan/28/highway-patrol-ids-man-who-died-following-traffic-/
2. https://www.kpax.com/news/local-news/flathead-county/man-who-died-following-flathead-valley-shooting-incident-idd
3. https://www.facebook.com/montanahighwaypatrol/posts/3597996546957824/
4. https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/mt/kalispell/mark-parker-12193499
5. https://www.tributearchive.com/obituaries/19781801/Mark-J-Parker/Kalispell/Montana/Darlington-Cremation-and-Burial-Service