Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Chad William Songer
Age : 42
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 01/31/2021
Location : 7100 Brockdell Road
City : Pikeville
County : Bledsoe
State : Tennessee
Agency : Bledsoe County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : K9
Event : Killed by police dog during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/31/2021, Bledsoe County sheriff’s deputies went to a residence on Brockdell Road in Pikeville to serve multiple warrants on Chad William Songer, including a warrant related to a probation violation. According to authorities, during the attempt to take Songer into custody, a police dog was deployed. Police stated that Songer moved toward deputies while holding an object described as a weighted exercise ball and threw it during the encounter. Songer was mauled and fatally injured during the incident. Family members stated that the police dog caused his death. The officers were cleared.
