Richard Lewis Catoe Jr.

How they died

Deadly force

During a difficult police and SWAT standoff Catoe, "troubled" and armed with a knife, was hit by bean bag rounds fired from a shotgun, wriggled away from attempted physical containment, and tried to set fire to his own residence--twice. He was eventually fatally shot. The police chief was criticized for his use of force, and for allowing his son onto the scene.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Richard Lewis Catoe Jr., and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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