Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Disnime Mitchell
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Race : Black
Date : 03/06/2025
Location : Dollar General Store, West Washington Street
City : Charleston
County : Kanawha
State : West Virginia
Agency : Charleston Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during attempted apprehension
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/06/2025, Charleston Police Department officers were conducting a search for someone involved in a recent shooting and robbery that left a victim in critical condition. During the operation, officers observed Disnime Mitchell, 23, entering the Dollar General Store on West Washington Street. As Mitchell exited the store, members of the SWAT team identified themselves and ordered him to surrender. Mitchell allegedly drew a firearm and pointed it at the officers, prompting a SWAT officer to fire one round, striking Mitchell in the chest. Officers and medics rendered aid at the scene, and Mitchell was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Mitchell was wanted on first-degree robbery charges related to a February 23 incident in which a victim was shot multiple times and robbed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsaz.com/2025/03/06/swat-operation-ends-with-suspect-shot/
https://www.wowktv.com/news/west-virginia/kanawha-county-wv/police-on-active-investigation-in-charleston-no-threat-to-public/
