Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Phillip Stokes Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 19
Race : Black
Date : 05/16/2025
Location : South Canal Road near the old Natchez Visitor Center
City : Natchez
County : Adams
State : Mississippi
Agency : Natchez Police Department
Officer(s) :Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during warrant service
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/11/2025, Natchez Police Department officers attempted to serve a felony warrant for attempted murder on Phillip Stokes Jr., who was wanted in connection with a shooting that injured a woman on Lafayette Street on 05/09/2025.Upon locating Stokes near the old Natchez Visitor Center on South Canal Road, officers approached his vehicle and instructed him to exit. Stokes exited the vehicle and opened fire on the officers. Officers opened fire, critically injuring Stokes. He was transported to Merit Health Natchez and later transferred to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he was pronounced dead on 05/16/2025. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is conducting an investigation into the shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
• https://www.wlbt.com/2025/05/16/man-injured-officer-involved-shooting-natchez-dies/
• https://www.wapt.com/article/an-officer-involved-shooting-leaves-one-suspect-critically-injured/64741545
• https://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2025/05/15/man-involved-in-officer-involved-shooting-at-natchez-visitor-center-has-died/
