Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 11/18/2022
Location : Heartland Lane
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 11/18/2022, the Memphis Police Department responded to a barricade situation at a home on Heartland Lane in Southwest Memphis. Officers arrived at the residence around 3 p.m. after reports of a man barricading himself inside with family members. While negotiators were on site for several hours, members of the suspect’s family were safely released, including his young daughter. In the evening, a SWAT team entered the home and found the man and his father deceased. Police confirmed that the man had shot himself during the standoff. Officers were actively engaged in resolving the barricade and hostage risk when the self-inflicted gunshot occurred. Family members reported the man had struggled with mental health issues in the year prior.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/11/18/police-activity-blocking-traffic-whitehaven-neighborhood/
https://www.localmemphis.com/article/news/crime/police-investigation-south-memphis-tennessee-heartland-lane/522-146781ca-b160-4bb7-8321-04ccfa4e5f4a
