Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Steven Shawn Trafford
Gender : Male
Age : 51
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/08/2025
Location : U.S. 65 and Evans Road
City : Springfield
County : Greene
State : Mississippi
Agency : Greene County Sheriff’s Office, Christian County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/08/2025, deputies from the Christian County Sheriff’s Office pursued a vehicle driven by 51-year-old Steven Shawn Trafford into Greene County, Missouri. The vehicle crashed near the intersection of U.S. 65 and Evans Road, overturned, and caught fire. While officers issued commands, a single gunshot was heard from inside the wreckage. Deputies and a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper extracted Trafford, who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Greene County Sheriff’s Critical Incident Team is investigating.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.ky3.com/2025/11/08/1-dead-after-police-pursuit-ends-greene-county/
