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28-YO Man Died After Being Shot by Police While He Was Cleaning Out His Late Grandmother’s Apartment
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28-YO Man Died After Being Shot by Police While He Was Cleaning Out His Late Grandmother’s Apartment

Joe Frasure died on January 31, a day after Wyoming police officers fired four shots at him as he was allegedly in a minivan.

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An investigation is underway after a 28-year-old man died a day after he was shot by police who believed he was a burglary suspect, per NBC. His family says, he was cleaning out his late grandmother's home.

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Joe Frasure was shot in the early morning in Wyoming, a city of about 9,000 about 12 miles north of downtown Cincinnati. He was hospitalized and died on January 31, according to the Hamilton County Coroner’s Office. 



 

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Wyoming police said officers responded to an apartment building in the 300 block of Durrell Avenue shortly before 1 a.m., following a report that two to three people were trying to break into a residence.

The 911 caller reported that the apartment should have been vacant. Responding officers heard activity at the building and encountered Frasure and his father in the rear driveway, Police Chief Brooke Brady said in a video statement.

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She said Frasure, who was in a minivan had refused the police commands to exit. "The minivan reversed at a high rate of speed, before hitting a tree, at which point the vehicle accelerated rapidly at our officers,” she said, adding, “The officers fired four shots at the minivan as the minivan was accelerating towards them."

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The Hamilton County Sheriff’s office has said that Frasure was struck in the gunfire. After the encounter, the car struck the building. "With the vehicle smoking and the engine still running, our officers forced their way into the minivan and pulled Mr. Frasure from it. They then provided life-saving care and he was transported to University Hospital," she said.



 

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The cause of death has not been released. Brady said that she has reviewed the officer's bodycam video of the incident and that it has been shared with the sheriff's office and the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office, which are further investigating the matter.

“This is a tragedy for all involved,” Brady said. “Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family at this time.”



 

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Frasure's family has disputed the police's report, saying he was not a burglary suspect. Rather, they are saying that he and his father had been clearing out an apartment his grandmother lived in before she recently died, NBC affiliate WLWT of Cincinnati reported. 



 

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His sister, Shonda Coleman, told the station, “I didn’t hear none of that. I didn’t hear no commands. All I heard is pop, pop, pop, pop. Like, it was, like, 10 rounds." She added, "I want to see the bodycam. I want all the cops that were here, every one of them that was here, I want their information,” she said.



 

 

Prosecutors are expected to hold a press conference with further information. 

References:

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ohio-man-dies-shot-police-was-cleaning-late-grandmothers-apartment-rcna68649

https://www.wlwt.com/article/body-camera-footage-to-be-released-police-shooting-of-joseph-fraser-jr-in-wyoming-ohio/42725374

Cover Image Source: Youtube | WLWT