Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Age : 61
Gender : Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/01/2021
Location : Valley Way
City : Antioch
County : Contra Costa
State : California
Agency : Antioch Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Suicide
Event : Suicide under police duress during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/01/2021, a 61-year-old man died by suicide during a police response to a mental health crisis at a residence on Valley Way in Antioch. At approximately 7:52 p.m., Antioch Police Department officers were dispatched after a family member called 911 regarding a disturbance and reported that the man was armed with a firearm and experiencing a mental health crisis.
The man left the residence with the firearm and drove away. Officers located his vehicle in the neighborhood, turned around and began following him. The man pulled to the side of the road, got out of the vehicle and fatally shot himself. Officers summoned emergency medical personnel, but he died at the scene.
The countywide Law Enforcement Involved Fatal Incident protocol was activated. Antioch Police Department crime-scene investigators and detectives, Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office inspectors and sheriff’s crime-scene investigators participated in the investigation.
OFFICER BACKGROUND:
No police officer fired the shot that killed the man. The involved officers were not publicly identified in the available reporting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://eastcountytoday.net/antioch-man-takes-his-own-life-after-mental-health-crisis-call/
