Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Pierce L. Flinchum
Gender : Male
Age : 67
Race : White
Date : 03/29/2021
Location : 10th Street Northwest and Randolph Avenue
City : Pulaski
County : Pulaski
State : Virginia
Agency : Pulaski Police Department, Virginia State Police
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 29, 2021, at approximately 9:11 a.m., officers responded to a domestic incident at a home involving Pierce L. Flinchum. When approached by police, Flinchum ran into the house and barricaded himself inside. Police obtained an arrest warrant for him on charges of assault and battery, and possession of a firearm as a felon. Throughout the day, police made multiple attempts to contact him by telephone. At approximately 10:30 p.m., officers entered the home and discovered Flinchum dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
