Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Mianna Roach
Gender : Female
Age : 6
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/25/2025
Location : Little Creek Road near Old Winfield Road
City : Wadesboro
County : Anson
State : North Carolina
Agency : Polkton Police Department, Anson County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Not Applicable
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed during police pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On March 25, 2025, 6-year-old Mianna Roach was killed during a police pursuit in Anson County. Authorities say her father, Michael Rufus Roach, abducted her at gunpoint from a home in Polkton and fled in a Jeep Liberty. After a brief phone call with deputies, Roach failed to appear at an arranged return location. Deputies located and pursued his vehicle until it crashed near Little Creek Road. Inside the vehicle, Mianna was found fatally shot. Roach had also shot himself and was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The case is being investigated as a murder-suicide attempt.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/multiple-police-agencies-scene-after-chase-crash-anson-county/HEQZQH4OTZBWHDL7V46AKTUQHE/
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/local/child-killed-police-chase-anson-county-father-shot-himself/275-7e5a2ddc-d929-46ee-b3d2-8cd0fd682774
https://www.wbtv.com/2025/03/25/sbi-investigating-anson-county-crash-death-child/
https://www.wsoctv.com/news/local/sbi-investigating-after-child-killed-anson-county-during-chase/O2WS6DSRG5FJHJZCQEJZDQTEEE/
https://myfox8.com/news/north-carolina/child-dies-after-being-shot-during-pursuit-in-anson-county/
