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Frank Copson

Age : 62

Gender : Male

Race : White

Date : 08/18/2022

Location : 2900 block of Byington Cir

City : Tallahassee

County : Leon

State : Florida

Agency : Tallahassee Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 18, 2022, Tallahassee Police and U.S. Marshals Service officers went to a home on the 2900 block of Byington Circle to arrest 62-year-old Frank Copson, who had failed to appear in court on multiple felony charges. When officers attempted to apprehend him he barricaded himself inside the residence with a firearm, prompting a standoff that lasted more than 11 hours. Police evacuated nearby homes and attempted to negotiate with Copson throughout the night. According to the Tallahassee Police Department, tactical teams entered the home and continued negotiation efforts. Early on August 19, 2022, officers found Copson in a bathroom; he had died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Law enforcement confirmed the death was a suicide during the police encounter.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wctv.tv/2022/08/18/heavy-police-presence-northwest-tallahassee-neighborhood/
https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2022-08-19/police-say-an-hours-long-standoff-in-northwest-tallahassee-ended-this-morning-with-a-man-dead
https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/law-enforcement-presence-at-byington-circle-in-tallahassee