Officers responded to reports of an individual burglarizing a vacant home. Officers found the individual in the home, and an officer shot and killed the suspect after the individual allegedly pulled out a weapon.
Agency: Independence Police Department, Kenton County Police Department
Motive: burglary
Confrontation Type: Other Non-Violent Offense
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Jonathan Craig Thompson
Death Date: June 1, 2021
County: Kenton
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Race: Unknown race
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: gun
Threat Level: attack
Fleeing: not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6893