Tag: suicide by cop
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‘Suicide by cop’ is rare, but two recent Colorado Springs cases show its impact
The reasons someone would knowingly provoke police to shoot at them, resulting in law enforcement using lethal force that ends the person’s life, are as varied as the instances of what’s colloquially known as “suicide by cop.” “My experience has been, and I’ve testified in cases as a witness, that the suicide by cop, at…
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Police release body cam footage from fatal officer-involved-shooting
The Colorado Springs Police Department released the body cam footage Friday of the officer-involved shooting on Dec. 14 that left 33-year-old Dean Ackerman dead. On Dec. 13 at 9:43 p.m., the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a woman who said her husband was “acting suicidal” and armed with a gun pointed…
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Colorado Springs man who fired shots in Broadmoor neighborhood avoids jail time
A Colorado Springs man who shot in the air around numerous people with a rifle last year avoided jail time on numerous attempted murder charges after accepting a plea deal on Wednesday. Joel Martin, 21, faced 17 charges, including four attempted first-degree murder charges, for discharging his firearm numerous times near the Country Club of…