2022 Beckley police shooting
| Date | July 6, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Time | approx. 11:10 a.m. (EDT) |
| Location | Beckley, West Virginia, U.S. |
| Type | Police killing |
| Participants | Officers of the Beckley Police Department |
| Deaths | 1 (Matthew Scott Jones) |
On July 6, 2022, the Beckley Police Department in Beckley, West Virginia conducted a car chase on 36-year-old Matthew Scott Jones of Culpeper, Virginia starting at approximately 10:00 A.M. (EDT). Jones refused to stop and a pursuit traveled into Fayette County, West Virginia and back into the Bradley area of Raleigh County.[1]
The pursuit subsequently ended when Jones' stolen vehicle became disabled, resulting in him exiting the vehicle and waving a pistol, at one point ultimately pointing the gun to his head as a scare tactic. Jones was shot and killed by officers on near the ramp of Interstate 64 in Bradley, West Virginia.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] The amount of rounds fired are currently unknown, but speculations say that the police used bean bag rounds, a less lethal round.
A press conference from the Beckley Police Department revealed the suspect's identity on July 7, 2022.[8][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Reactions[edit]
The video of the shooting was captured by multiple bystanders.[17][18][19]
References[edit]
- ↑ MORRIS, LESLIE RUBIN, JEFF (July 6, 2022). "State Police: Man armed with gun shot, killed by officers in Raleigh County after standoff". WCHS. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ Register-Herald, Josephine E. Moore and J. Damon Cain (July 6, 2022). "Armed man shot, killed near mall after police pursuit". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Roads are opened after police chase and shootout". WVNS. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ MORRIS, LESLIE RUBIN, JEFF (July 6, 2022). "State Police: Person shot by police in Raleigh County". WCHS. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Police chase ends in shootout near Beckley". WBOY.com. July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ "Reports: Law enforcement officers shoot man on W.Va. highway". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ Register-Herald, Josephine E. Moore and J. Damon Cain. "Armed man shot, killed near mall after police pursuit in Beckley". Bluefield Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "UPDATE: Armed man shot, killed near mall after police pursuit". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ "Reports: Law enforcement officers shoot man on W.Va. highway". AP NEWS. July 7, 2022. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
- ↑ Newsroom, WVVA. "Police release name of man who died in Raleigh County officer-involved shooting". WHSV. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Newsroom, WVVA. "Police release name of man who died in Raleigh County officer-involved shooting". WVVA. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Markham, Gailyn. "Dry Hill residents confirm seeing armed suspect, who was later killed by police following pursuit". WVVA. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ "West Virginia State Police identify man killed yesterday". WVNS. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ REPORT, CNHI. "ID of man killed in officer-involved Beckley shooting released". The Independent Online. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Staff, WSAZ News. "State police release name of armed man shot, killed by officers". WSAZ. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Register-Herald, Josephine E. Moore The. "State Police ID man who was shot and killed Wednesday in Beckley". Beckley Register-Herald. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ↑ Kay, Sandra (July 6, 2022). "Facebook video". Retrieved July 6, 2022. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Lootpress - GRAPHIC VIDEO! Shooting in Beckley, WV.... | By Lootpress | GRAPHIC VIDEO! Shooting in Beckley, WV. #beckley #wv, retrieved July 6, 2022
- ↑ johnbryanlaw (July 6, 2022). "Man Shot by Police Today While Onlookers Film in Beckley, WV". The Civil Rights Lawyer. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
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