Sean Raymond Hopkins

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

A manager reported that Hopkins left water running in his unit, causing damage to an apartment beneath his. When officers confronted Hopkins, he stabbed officer Dwight Snyder in the stomach. Hopkins reportedly continued to struggle with police officers, who eventually handcuffed him. Officers were holding Hopkins down when another officer checked for a pulse. When the officer determined that Hopkins wasn't breathing, another officer started chest compressions. Medics revived Hopkins at the scene and took him to the hospital.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Sean Raymond Hopkins, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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