Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Joshua Dewayne Hammock
Gender : Male
Age : 30
Race : White
Date : 10/16/2021
Location : Corkscrew Commons Drive
City : Estero
County : Lee
State : Florida
Agency : Lee County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during robbery response
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Joshua Dewayne Hammock allegedly robbed a convenience store in Lee County while displaying a knife around 11:20 p.m. Lee County deputies began searching for him in response to the theft. Around 7:30 a.m., another robbery took place at a 7/11, where Hammock allegedly stole a case of beer and flashed a knife before charging at the store clerk. When two responding deputies found him, Hammock allegedly tried to attack them with the knife, prompting one of the deputies to shoot and kill him.
