Paul Rasmussen, 48, from Provo, Utah, on 24 August 2021

August 24, 2021 | Provo, Utah

Paul Rasmussen, 48, from Provo, Utah, on 24 August 2021

Victim Info

NamePaul Rasmussen
RaceUnknown
Age48
GenderMale

Details

Police attempted to pull Rasmussen's vehicle over for an unknown reason, and he reportedly sped away. Later, police spotted the car and turned on their police lights. Rasmussen allegedly pointed a gun at officers, wo shot and killed him.

Primary Evidence & Links

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2021/08/25/man-is-shot-killed-by/

Additional Evidence

Victim NamePaul Rasmussen
Victim Age48
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceUnknown race
Address Of Incident
CityProvo
StateUT
Zipcode
CountyUtah
Agency Responsible For DeathProvo Police Department
Ori Agency IdentifierUT0250600
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelattack
Fleeingcar
Body Camerano
Wapo Id7126
Off Duty Killing
Geography
Image Of Victim
Encounter TypeTraffic Stop
Initial Reported Reasontraffic stop

Source

Source ID: 9498 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Paul Rasmussen, 48, from Provo, Utah - shot on 24 August 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 0036369ad51fe1d2d899bf00dabc2ce881e0feec545a459607f884619e5b5ca5

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 0036369ad51fe1d2d899bf00dabc2ce881e0feec545a459607f884619e5b5ca5

Dynamically generated hash: 0036369ad51fe1d2d899bf00dabc2ce881e0feec545a459607f884619e5b5ca5

Hashes Match?

YES

How is the comparison calculated?

The hash stored in the database is used as the identifier for this report, and can be seen in the URL. The hash from the Mainchain Tx is the hash sent to and stored on Mainchain. Finally, the "generated hash" is generated each time this page is loaded, using the same data used for the hash submitted to Mainchain.

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