Around noon, officers were dispatched for a report of someone bleeding, and a person who was holding a knife to the throat of a 4-year-old child. The home is listed as a registered child development home. Multiple officers responded to the home. Once inside the home, an officer engaged with a man holding a sharp-edged weapon. There were children present, and an officer shot and killed the man.
Killer: Patrick Mesick
Agency: Bettendorf Police Department
Motive: Assault with deadly weapon
Confrontation Type: Violent Crime
Service Call: Yes
Body Camera: No
Official Disposition: Pending investigation
Victim Name: Timothy Clevenger
Death Date: September 3, 2020
County: Scott
Geography: Suburban
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Race: White
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: 6152