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Robert Atkins
Gender : Male
Age : 48
Race : White
Date : 03/09/2023
Location : E 8th St
City : Jeffersonville
County : Clark
State : Indiana
Agency : Jeffersonville PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Around 7 p.m. on 03/13/2023, Jeffersonville Police received a report that a man was walking around an apartment complex with a handgun. Police allege the man fired a shot in the air "in front of the officers," then pointed the gun at the officers. Three Jeffersonville PD officers shot and killed him. His mother later stated that he had bad PTSD and was an Afghanistan war veteran.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.theindianalawyer.com/articles/indiana-man-dies-after-being-shot-by-jeffersonville-police
