Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Robert "Bobby" E. Neibarger
Gender : Male
Age : 64
Race : White
Date : 10/25/2021
Location : 610 block Scholl Road
City : Mansfield
County : Richland
State : Ohio
Agency : Mansfield Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide under police duress
Event : Suicide during standoff with police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/25/2021, at approximately 3:31 p.m., Mansfield Police Department officers responded to a 911 call reporting that a woman had fled her residence after being shot multiple times by her husband, Robert Neibarger. The woman, seeking help from a neighbor, sustained serious gunshot injuries.
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Police surrounded Neibarger's home and initiated an hours-long standoff, attempting to communicate with him to de-escalate the situation. Despite these efforts, Neibarger did not respond. At approximately 6:45 p.m., officers entered the residence and found Neibarger deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
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The incident, categorized as a suicide under police duress, remains under investigation by the Mansfield Police Department.
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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER:
• Fatalities: 1 (Robert Neibarger, suicide)
• Injuries: 1 (woman with gunshot wounds).
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Last Update: 12/30/2024
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wmfd.com/article/tense-standoff-ends-on-scholl-road-after-domestic-related-shooting-/10978
https://www.wmfd.com/article/tense-standoff-ends-on-scholl-road-after-domestic-related-shooting-/10978
