Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Male
Age :
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/04/2025
Location : 28000 block of U.S. Highway 550
City : Durango
County : La Plata
State : Colorado
Agency : Durango Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during traffic stop
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/04/2025, at approximately 2:52 p.m., law-enforcement officers were responding to a call of a potential assault in progress when they located a black sedan with New Mexico plates driving north on U.S. Highway 550. When the vehicle stopped near the 28000 block of the highway, officers found a man standing outside his vehicle acting erratically. Within seconds, police shot him by at least five shots fired from an officer firing at close range. The highway was shut down for an extended period.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/reported-shooting-closes-u-s-highway-550-north-of-durango/
