Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Stephen "Chilli" Tyler Griffitt
Gender : Male
Age : 46
Race : White
Date : 06/13/2021
Location : Gate Stone Lane
City : Stephens City
County : Frederick
State : Virginia
Agency : Frederick County Sheriff's Office, Winchester Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On June 13, 2021, at approximately 7:23 a.m., deputies responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute. Despite Griffitt telling the dispatcher it was an accidental dial, a woman and her children could be heard screaming in the background. Griffitt's wife and children fled the home, and she stated in a follow-up 911 call that Griffitt had choked and assaulted her the previous night. She also informed authorities that Griffitt was suicidal and armed with a pistol. Police surrounded the home, but after several failed communication attempts, they found Griffitt on the second-floor landing of the house. He died from a gunshot wound, which was determined to be self-inflicted.
