An off-duty officer working at Walmart was told two shoplifting suspects, Wally McCurdy and a woman, left the store and ran to a nearby restaurant. The off-duty officer called for backup and went to Culver's. The officer arrested a woman at the restaurant. Backup officers pursued McCurdy as he left the restaurant. One officer in the pursuit shocked him with his stun gun, killing him.
Victim's Name: Wally Adam McCurdy
Agency Responsible: Springfield Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 32
Race: White
Date of Death: April 1, 2019
County: Greene
Cause of Death: Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Geography: Suburban