Joshua George Dove Killed by St. Petersburg Police Department

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
1401 Fifth Ave. N.
Mapping Police Violence:

Police were dispatched to the area because they received a tip that Dove and other men were using drugs. Dove was with four other men when officers arrived. Police said they told the men to leave and all but Dove obeyed. Dove became confrontational and threw a punch at an officer, Patrick McGovern, a 21-year veteran of the department. Officers struggled with Dove for several minutes before they used a Taser twice in an effort to restrain him. He died a short time later.

Victim's Name: Joshua George Dove

Agency Responsible: St. Petersburg Police Department

Gender: Male

Age: 35

Race: White

Date of Death: January 4, 2017

County: Pinellas

Cause of Death: Taser

Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use

Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon

Weapon: unarmed

Threat Level: attack

Fleeing: Not fleeing

Geography: Urban

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