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Tony Cox

Gender : Male

Age : 33

Race : Black

Date : 12/14/2023

Location : N Astor+N Pike

City : Pontiac

County : Oakland

State : Michigan

Agency : Oakland County SO

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police after chase

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Oakland County deputies chased a vehicle that did not stop. Police attacked the vehicle by PIT maneuver. The driver stopped and allegedly got out with a gun. Police shot and killed him. Police did not say why they chased him. It appears that he had no gun. Police are stonewalling, not providing family with answers. Police released a single still shot, no video. Tony Cox had always told his sister that he feared dying at the hands of police. An eyewitness said he was shot in his back multiple times and was apparently not holding anything.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2023/12/14/man-dead-after-police-involved-shooting-in-pontiac/

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/12/14/oakland-county-sheriffs-deputies-shoot-kill-man-in-pontiac/

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2023/12/18/family-wants-answers-in-fatal-shooting-of-man-by-oakland-county-sheriffs-deputies/