Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Edward Ahrens
Gender : Male
Age : 38
Race : White
Date : 02/05/2024
Location : 100 Block of Hub Street
City : Ozark
County : Dale
State : Alabama
Agency : Catoosa County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Edward Ahrens, a convicted sex offender, had abducted an 11-year-old girl in Knoxville, Tennessee, and fled with her to Catoosa County, Georgia. On February 2, 2024, law enforcement officers in Georgia surrounded Ahrens' vehicle. During the confrontation, Ahrens rammed his car into multiple officers, which led four officers to open fire, fatally wounding him. The 11-year-old girl, who was with him at the time, was not physically injured in the incident. Ahrens had been on the Georgia sex offender registry and had previously been convicted of child exploitation charges.
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