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Roy Streat
Gender : Male
Age : 78
Race : White
Date : 03/06/2023
Location : Birmingham Ave+N Johnson St
City : Nicholls
County : Coffee
State : Georgia
Agency : Nicholls PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police while walking near home with gun
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
According to his family, Roy Streat, 78, was walking down the street heading home when he was shot and killed by Nicholls PD. Police allege that he had pointed a gun at them and offered this as explanation for the fatal shooting. Per family, he often walked alone and armed, not uncommon in rural Georgia. It is unknown what caused police to “fear for their lives” as no BWC was provided and no eyewitnesses came forward.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.walb.com/2023/03/06/law-enforcement-scene-officer-involved-shooting-nicholls/
https://www.walb.com/2023/03/06/law-enforcement-scene-officer-involved-shooting-nicholls/
