Death by Cop 2022-2024
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John Hunt
Gender : Male
Age : 20
Race : Black
Date : 01/26/2022
Location : Dexter Rd+Milbrey St
City : Cordova
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Millington PD, Shelby County SO
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during “man with a gun” call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Millington PD notified Shelby County deputies and they jointly approached a vehicle accused of driving erratically. Police state that they saw a rifle in the vehicle and SWAT appeared. John Hunt barricaded himself in the vehicle and fled under police bearing down on him. Police allege he damaged some police vehicles in the process of evading them and further allege that he fired shots ad police chasing him. When he reached a dead end, he reportedly exited the vehicle with the rifle and was shot dead by SWAT
SOURCE LINKS :
https://wreg.com/news/local/armed-suspect-dead-after-confrontation-with-deputies-in-cordova/
https://wreg.com/news/family-of-man-killed-in-officer-involved-shooting-speaks/
