Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Kody C. Waters
Age : 31
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/22/2021
Location : 819 Edwardsville Rd.
City : Troy
County : Madison
State : Illinois
Agency : Troy Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/22/2021, Troy police officers responded to reports of a man firing a gun in a gas station parking lot on Edwardsville Road. Police described the man as experiencing a suicidal crisis and discharging a firearm into the air. An officer arrived and reported observing Kody C. Waters continuing to fire the weapon upward. The officer fired multiple shots toward Waters. Waters was struck and later pronounced dead that evening. No officers were charged, and no final prosecutorial outcome beyond the initial review has been publicly reported.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.riverbender.com/articles/details/illinois-state-police-investigate-officerinvolved-shooting-in-troy-50436.cfm
https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Troy-incident-leaves-Oklahoma-man-dead-16197571.php
https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/illinois-state-police-investigate-officer-involved-shooting-in-troy/63-8f9b6b7f-0b0b-4e3f-8a4a-9d5e2a8a9a5a
