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Jamie David Overstreet
Gender : Male
Age : 36
Race : Black
Date : 08/24/2023
Location : Marion Rd N
City : Columbus
County : Franklin
State : Ohio
Agency : Columbus Division of Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Columbus Division of Police arrived at a home on Marion Road North to arrest Jamie David Overstreet for warrants for violation of a protective order. He was leaving the home when police arrived and police escalated a chase, also hunting him by helicopter. Police allege that he stopped his vehicle, got out, pointed a gun and that officers shot and killed him. No BWC released so far documenting these police claims.
On 10/26/2023, the coroner revealed that Overstreet died from a single bullet to his back.The bullet struck Overstreet in the back of his torso, going through tissue and hitting his right carotid artery, according to the report. It is unclear how police shot a running man in his back while claiming they had feared for their lives when he ran away from the confrontation.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.10tv.com/article/news/local/shooting-marion-drive/530-9c15ac42-90f1-432c-9682-55f8017fb5d3
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/local/2023/10/25/man-shot-in-august-by-columbus-police-died-single-gunshot-back-jamie-overstreet-ohio-south-side/71316257007/
