Death by Cop  2021-2025

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John Fitch

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 09/14/2021

Location : 2300 block Purple and Gold Way

City : Harrisonburg

County : Rockingham

State : Virginia

Agency : Harrisonburg Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police responded to a threats call at a residence on Purple and Gold Way. Police said Fitch fired multiple rounds from a vehicle toward the residence and drove away. Later, law enforcement located him inside his vehicle deceased from what police described as an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.whsv.com/2021/09/15/man-killed-in-harrisonburg-police-shooting/
https://www.wric.com/news/virginia-news/state-police-investigate-harrisonburg-officer-involved-shooting/