Death by Cop  2021-2025

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Dillion J. Scrivner

Gender : Male

Age : 19

Race : White

Date : 01/08/2024

Location : Arkansas Highway 193

City : Forrest City

County : St. Francis

State : Arkansas

Agency : Arkansas State Police

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/07/2024, Forrest City Police Department (FCPD) initiated a high-speed pursuit of a vehicle driven by Dillion J. Scrivner on Interstate 40 East in Arkansas. The vehicle reached speeds exceeding 100 mph. The pursuit was later lost, but Arkansas State Police (ASP) located the vehicle traveling west on U.S. Highway 64 in Wynne. Upon attempting a traffic stop, the driver briefly pulled over before fleeing again. Spike strips were deployed, which stopped the vehicle near Arkansas Highway 193. Scrivner exited the vehicle and fled on foot, while the passenger was apprehended without incident.
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A child later found Scrivner inside a parked vehicle at a nearby home. Upon being found, Scrivner fled on foot again, and assistance from an ASP K-9 unit and the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission was requested. He was found in a nearby field with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Troopers rendered aid until emergency personnel arrived. Scrivner was transported to St. Bernards CrossRidge Community Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:21 p.m. His remains were sent to the Arkansas State Crime Lab for an autopsy.
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The Arkansas State Police’s Criminal Investigation Division is investigating the incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality.
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Last update: 12/01/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kait8.com/2024/01/08/man-dies-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-following-law-enforcement-pursuit/