Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Dorris "DJ" Acree
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Race : Black
Date : 07/08/2021
Location : 2869 Cobalt Drive
City : Clarksville
County : Montgomery
State : Tennessee
Agency : Clarksville Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dorris "DJ" Acree, a 23-year-old Black male, died by suicide on July 8, 2021, in Clarksville, Tennessee. Around 6 a.m., officers with the Clarksville Police Department attempted to serve a narcotics search warrant at an apartment on Cobalt Drive. An hours-long standoff ensued, during which officers tried to negotiate with Acree. Following the standoff, Acree was found deceased inside the apartment from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
