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Name Not Disclosed

Gender : Male

Age :

Race : Unknown

Date : 08/04/2023

Location : Unknown

City : Sumiton

County : Walker

State : Alabama

Agency : Walker County SO

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Police arrived at a home in the Sumiton area to talk to a man about a vehicle theft. He locked himself into the bathroom and called his family members and said goodbye, announcing he would not bear going back to prison. He then committed suicide under police duress during the standoff with police.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc3340.com/news/local/alabama-walker-county-standoff-man-shot-sumiton-vehicle-theft-investigation