Casey Van Armstrong

How they died

Suicide

At 1:17 p.m., a deputy responded to a disturbance near Andover where Casey Van Armstrong allegedly pointed a handgun at him, then fled in a Dodge pickup truck. A chase began and continued through northeastern Clinton County. Armstrong eventually stopped in DeWitt and officers surrounded the truck. According to police, Armstrong fired a handgun out the passenger window, but officers didn't return fire. At 3:31 p.m., officers reportedly heard a gunshot and found Armstrong with a self-inflicted wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Casey Van Armstrong, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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