Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Ashton Pinke
Gender : Male
Age : 27
Race : Black
Date : 05/04/2021
Location : 5800 Northwest Drive
City : Mesquite
County : Dallas
State : Texas
Agency : Mesquite Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers responded to a 911 hang-up call from the Audubon Park Apartments around 7:45 a.m., where dispatchers heard screaming and the sounds of a struggle. Upon arrival, police were contacted by a victim who stated that a man was armed with a knife. Officers encountered Ashton Pinke at the side of the apartment building, where he reportedly charged at them while armed with a knife and a club. Two officers shot and killed Pinke.
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