Jeffrey Scott Haarsma Killed by Alison Savarese

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Category: Police - City
Old Crime Scene Address:
4th Street North and 41st Avenue North
Mapping Police Violence:

Police were called to investigate a dispute between Jeffrey Haarsma and his neighbor. The neighbor told police Haarsma had been giving her a hard time, took some of her belongings and threw them in the dumpster. The officer, 34-year-old Alison Savarese, said Haarsma appeared aggressive when she tried talking with him. As she tried to detain him, he allegedly refused and pushed back so she tackled him to the ground. Once they got up, Haarsma grabbed her around the neck, and she shot and killed him.

Killer: Alison Savarese

Agency: St. Petersburg Police Department

Motive: domestic disturbance (neighbor dispute)

Confrontation Type: Domestic Disturbance

Service Call: Yes

Body Camera: No

Official Disposition: Pending investigation

Victim Name: Jeffrey Scott Haarsma

Death Date: August 7, 2020

County: Pinellas

Geography: Suburban

Gender: Male

Age: 55

Race: White

Cause of Death: Gunshot

Criminal Charges: No known charges

Mental Illness: Yes

Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon

Weapon: no object

Threat Level: attack

Fleeing: Not fleeing

Washington Post Database ID: 6036

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