Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jeffrey Bruce
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : White
Date : 05/14/2021
Location : Blue Fish Lane
City : Grottoes
County : Augusta
State : Virginia
Agency : Augusta County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during alleged burglary
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On May 14, 2021, deputies with the Augusta County Sheriff's Office responded to a 911 call reporting a break-in at a home on Blue Fish Lane. Upon arrival, deputies encountered a man who fled the scene and ran into the woods behind the house. The deputies followed the man, but as they reached the wood line, Jeffrey Bruce allegedly turned around, had a knife and charged toward a deputy. The deputy responded by shooting and killing Bruce.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.whsv.com/2021/05/14/heavy-police-presence-reported-in-grottoes/
