Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Charles Byers

Gender : Male

Age : 34

Race : White

Date : 07/09/2023

Location : 1200 block of Wycliff Court

City : Richmond

County : Chesterfield

State : Virginia

Agency : Richmond PD

Officer(s) :Kenneth Mercer

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A man called 911 to report a man trying to break into different homes in his neighborhood. The man had entered a residence, found a hatchet, and emerged with it. When Richmond PD arrived, they saw Charles Byers walking down the street with a hatchet, yelled commends, tasered him and finally shot him to death.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wlox.com/video/2023/07/10/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-recently-released-hospital/