Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Matthew James Riggs
Gender : Male
Age : 50
Race : White
Date : 10/30/2021
Location : 1001 block Cottage Stone Ln NE
City : Cleveland
County : Bradley
State : Tennessee
Agency : Cleveland Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On October 30, 2021, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Cleveland officers received a report that 50-year-old Matthew James Riggs was threatening to harm himself and was armed with a weapon. Officers located Riggs' vehicle in the 1000 block of Cottage Stone Lane and initiated a traffic stop. During the encounter, officers allegedly heard a gunshot. Police open fire killing Riggs. It remains unconfirmed, whether he fired any shots or not. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) conducted an independent investigation into the circumstances leading to the shooting. The officer involved has not been publicly named.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://tbinewsroom.com/2021/10/30/tbi-agents-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-cleveland/?utm_
https://www.wkrn.com/news/man-dead-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-cleveland-tn/
