Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 03/22/2021
Location : US-78 and Depot Street
City : Fruithurst
County : Cleburne
State : Alabama
Agency : Cleburne County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during confrontation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 03/22/2021, Cleburne County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call after a man was found shot in the chest in Fruithurst. The wounded man and another witness identified a suspect to deputies. Deputies later located the suspect in another area near U.S. Highway 78 and Depot Street. During the encounter, the man exited a vehicle and raised a handgun toward deputies. Deputies fired their weapons, killing him at the scene. The killing was reviewed by investigators, and no criminal charges were filed against the deputies.
