Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Richard Fenton Thomas
Gender : Male
Age : 58
Race : White
Date : 02/01/2021
Location : 17000 block Countyline Church Road
City : Ruther Glen
County : McCurtain
State : Virginia
Agency : Caroline County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
About 5 p.m., someone called 911 after noticing an unconscious man in the driver's seat of a vehicle stopped in the road. The driver, identified as Richard Fenton Thomas, woke up when deputies arrived. During the ensuing confrontation, deputies shot and killed him. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.
