Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Jason Jones
Age : 29
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 10/03/2021
Location : Roadway location not disclosed
City : Catskill
County : Greene
State : New York
Agency : Catskill Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Asphyxiation
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 10/03/2021, Jason Jones died in Catskill after police used a Taser on him while he was covered in hand sanitizer. During the encounter, the Taser deployment ignited the alcohol-based sanitizer, setting Jones on fire. He sustained severe burns and went into medical distress at the scene. Jones was transported to a hospital, where he later died. The incident raised national concern over police use of Tasers and the known fire risks associated with alcohol-based sanitizers. Authorities confirmed the fire was caused by the Taser discharge interacting with the sanitizer on Jones’s body.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/12/nyregion/taser-fire-catskill-police.html
https://apnews.com/article/police-new-york-fires-catskill-3f6fd52a65f6c3dfbc5bde6bcb7f8f8b
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Catskill-man-dies-after-Taser-sets-him-16533369.php
