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Justin D. Kopmeyer
Gender : Male
Age : 39
Race : White
Date : 02/27/2023
Location : 3500 block of E Washington Ave
City : Madison
County : Dane
State : Wisconsin
Agency : Madison PD
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police investigating previous crime
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Madison PD were looking for Justin Kopmeyer because they believed he had strangled his girlfriend. They put a public warning out, heightening the tension until police located him at Kwik Trip in the 3500 block of E. Washington Avenue. Madison PD fired shots at him. A second officer had also fired a taser at Kopmeyer who retreated into the convenience store’s bathroom where he was found shot to death from a self-inflicted gunshot under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nbc15.com/2023/02/27/madison-police-update-deadly-kwik-trip-confrontation/
