Richard Fenton Thomas Killed by Carolina County Sheriff's Office

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Category: Police - County
Old Crime Scene Address:
17000 Countryline Church Road
Mapping Police Violence:

About 5 p.m., someone called 911 after noticing an unconscious man in the driver's seat of a vehicle stopped in the road. The driver woke up when deputies arrived. During the ensuing confrontation, deputies shot and killed the driver. Details as to what precipitated the killing were withheld by police.

Agency: Carolina County Sheriff's Office

Motive: unconscious person in vehicle

Confrontation Type: Mental Health/Welfare Check

Service Call: Yes

Body Camera: no

Official Disposition: Pending investigation

Victim Name: Richard Fenton Thomas

Death Date: February 1, 2021

County: McCurtain

Geography: Rural

Gender: Male

Age: 58

Race: White

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: No

Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon

Weapon: no object

Threat Level: undetermined

Fleeing: not fleeing

Washington Post Database ID: 6562

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