At Rest
A living memorial to lives lost to injustice, greed, and war.
HomeAbout♥ Sign the PetitionENES
JC
In loving memory
Joseph Dewayne Cole
United States · Aged 22 · Died 09/20/2004
Other
How they died
Deadly force
Cole, suicidal, cut himself with a razor. His girlfriend called authorities. Officer Keith Reneau responded. Cole, bloody and holding the razor, approached the officer. The officer backed up and warned Cole to surrender. The officer shot him fatally in the chest and neck. Cole's children received a $100,000 settlement.
Alleged responsible partyPinehurst Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
Why we remember them
This record exists so that Joseph Dewayne Cole, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
References & sources
Others we remember.
More lives from the archive.
At Rest
At Rest
At Rest