Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Gregory Don Bratcher Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 45
Race : White
Date : 07/15/2023
Location : 15705 Highway 411
City : Odenville
County : St. Clair
State : Alabama
Agency : Odenville Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Gregory Don Bratcher Jr., 45, was shot and killed by Odenville police during a response to a domestic disturbance at a residence near 15705 Highway 411. Police alleged that Bratcher, a decorated U.S. Army veteran with diagnosed PTSD, entered the woods armed after the dispute. He was shot by police under disputed circumstances and pronounced dead at the scene. His family contends he never pointed a weapon at anyone and did not hold his wife hostage. A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed. The Oxford Police Department and Jacksonville State University Center for Applied Forensics are investigating.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wbrc.com/2023/07/17/man-killed-odenville-officer-involved-shooting
https://www.al.com/news/2024/07/family-of-decorated-alabama-veteran-with-ptsd-shot-to-death-by-police-files-lawsuit
https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-expenses-for-soldier-greg-bratcher
