Stephen “Chilli” Tyler Griffitt

How they died

Suicide

Deputies responded to a domestic dispute after a 911 call at 7:23 a.m. A woman and her children could be heard screaming in the background despite Griffitt telling a dispatcher the call was an accidental dialing. Griffitt's wife and three children fled the home, and she said in a 911 call that Griffitt choked and assaulted her the night before. She said Griffitt was suicidal and was armed with a pistol. Police surrounded the home. After communication attempts failed, police found Griffitt on the second floor landing.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Stephen “Chilli” Tyler Griffitt, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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