At about 11:55 p.m., officers responded to help Surry County EMS at a chemical overdose. Police found Samuel Solomon Cochran Jr. barricaded inside the home. Officers Charles Reeves and Tyler Riddle went into the home and found Cochran armed with a knife a d shot and killed him.
Agency: Mount Airy Police Department
Motive: drugs
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Samuel Solomon Cochran Jr.
Death Date: July 26, 2020
County: Surry
Geography: Rural
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6006