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Richard D. Glass

Gender : Male

Age : 65

Race : White

Date : 08/16/2023

Location : N Shore Dr

City : Jeffersonville

County : Clark

State : Indiana

Agency : Jeffersonville PD

Officer(s) :Shaune Davis

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A resident of an apartment complex on North Shore Drive in Jeffersonville called the police for a welfare check on another resident, 65-year-old Richard D. Glass. Glass had allegedly made concerning statements about going back to prison before walking into his apartment. Then, 911 received another call, this time from Glass. He claimed that someone was trying to hack his phone and wanted officers to help. Jeffersonville police and EMS, but Glass would not open the door. When dispatchers reached Glass on the phone, he said he did not think the people in the hallway were police and repeated statements about having a gun. Police then saw Glass through a window with at least two firearms. Shots were heard in the apartment. Glass was shooting at police amassing outside of his window. SWAT shot and killed him through the window.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wave3.com/2023/08/16/identity-released-after-suspect-killed-officer-involved-shooting-jeffersonville/

https://www.wave3.com/2023/08/16/man-killed-officer-involved-shooting-jeffersonville/