Following multiple encounters with police over two days, Benjamin Cotton was shot and killed when he allegedly approached officers with a knife, after having stabbed his father. Cotton was described as high on methamphetamine.
Agency: Dayton Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Motive: stabbing
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: no
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Benjamin Price Cotton
Death Date: March 12, 2021
County: Montgomery
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Race: White
Cause of Death: Gunshot, Taser
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Drug or alcohol use
Armed: Allegedly Armed
Weapon: knife
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Washington Post Database ID: 6703