Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Connor Riley McDaniel

Age : 26

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 09/01/2021

Location : 1700 block of Gollihar Court

City : Peyton

County : El Paso

State : Colorado

Agency : El Paso County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 09/01/2021, deputies with the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office made contact with Connor Riley McDaniel in a rural, unincorporated area near Gollihar Court in Peyton, Colorado. Police stated McDaniel was suicidal and that deputies encountered him in an open field before he moved into a wooded area overlooking their position. Police stated deputies spoke with him by phone for several hours. Police alleged that during the standoff, McDaniel fired a weapon at least once toward deputies. Police stated three deputies opened fire and killed him.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.denverpost.com/2021/09/02/el-paso-county-deputies-shoot-kill-man-armed-standoff/
https://www.koaa.com/news/covering-colorado/el-paso-county-deputies-shoot-kill-man-after-hours-long-standoff
https://gazette.com/news/crime/el-paso-county-deputies-shoot-and-kill-man-after-standoff/article_8d3a3a7a-0bda-11ec-9b4e-9b6a8c6f9e7a.html
https://www.fox21news.com/news/el-paso-county-sheriffs-office-involved-in-officer-involved-shooting/

https://www.fox21news.com/news/officer-involved-shootings-ruled-justified/

https://www.kktv.com/2022/03/18/deadly-officer-involved-shooting-carried-out-near-peyton-el-paso-county-justified-by-district-attorneys-office/