Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Joshua Charles Thornton
Gender : Male
Age : 33
Race : White
Date : 09/07/2021
Location : Kingsland Court
City : Fruit Cove
County : St. Johns
State : Florida
Agency : St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 4:30 p.m., a deputy stopped a car on Kingsland Court in Fruit Cove. When the deputy approached the car, which was parked in a driveway, the man driving fired one shot. The deputy then fired one shot. The deputy was not hurt, and the man was killed. Police later stated that Joshua Thornton shot and killed himself, and the deputy's bullet only caused a flesh wound.
