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Donald Guffey Jr.
Gender : Male
Age : 59
Race : White
Date : 10/16/2023
Location : 200 block of N. 29th St
City : New Castle
County : Henry
State : Indiana
Agency : New Castle PD, Henry County Joint SWAT
Officer(s) :Ellis Evans, Tyler Reece
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during unexplained SWAT siege
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shots were fired and brought police to the 200 block of N. 29th Street in New Castle. Police focused on Donald Guffey Jr. for reasons they did not disclose. He retreated and locked himself into his home. New Castle PD brought SWAT and “de-escalated” the situation. When Guffey approached the window from inside of his home and police saw him, they allege he had a weapon and they shot and killed him through the window of his home. Police never explained what the charges or evidence against him were and why he was deliberately killed by firing squad inside of his home.
