Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jonathan Oquin
Gender : Male
Age : 30
Race : White
Date : 02/08/2021
Location : Bartlick Bridge
City : Haysi
County : Dickenson
State : Virginia
Agency : Dickenson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 8, 2021, Jonathan O'quin entered Hillcom and fired multiple rounds, killing Kenny Hill in his apartment above the business. A deputy pursued O'quin for about three miles before O'quin turned onto Bartlick Road. O'quin stopped at Bartlick Bridge, got out of the vehicle, and fired multiple rounds at the deputy. The deputy returned fire but did not hit him. O'quin then fatally shot himself in the head with a high-powered rifle.
