Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Mark Edward Danley
Gender : Male
Age : 52
Race : White
Date : 09/03/2021
Location : 768 Old Route 33
City : Weston
County : Lewis
State : West Virginia
Agency : Weston Police Department, Lewis County Sheriff's Office, West Virginia State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during armed confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On September 3, 2021, Mark Edward Danley allegedly robbed a business in Weston around 10 a.m. Officers pursued Danley on U.S. Route 19 into Jane Lew, during which Danley rammed an officer's police cruiser. The pursuit involved troopers from the West Virginia State Police, deputies from the Lewis County Sheriff's Office, and Division of Natural Resources officers. The chase continued until stop sticks disabled Danley's vehicle, causing him to flee on foot. Danley ran into a backyard, where he attempted to take a man hostage. The man managed to push Danley to the ground. As Danley tried to get up and allegedly aimed to shoot at deputies, officers shot and killed him before he could fire.
