Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Michael Charles Apicella
Age : 63
Gender : Male
Race : White
Date : 05/05/2021
Location : 115 16th Ave NW
City : Rochester
County : Olmsted
State : Minnesota
Agency : Minnesota State Patrol
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 05/05/2021, officers attempted to detain Michael Charles Apicella near 115 16th Ave NW in Rochester after he failed to provide identification during contact related to a commercial vehicle stop. As troopers moved to take him into custody, Apicella produced a firearm and shot himself. He died at the scene. Reporting indicated he had been operating a semi tractor and the encounter unfolded in a parking area with law enforcement present.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/may/6/authorities-identify-semi-driver-who-killed-himsel/
