Robert Alan Blackburn, 39, from Corinth, Mississippi, on 23 June 2021

June 23, 2021 | Corinth, Mississippi

Robert Alan Blackburn, 39, from Corinth, Mississippi, on 23 June 2021

Victim Info

NameRobert Alan Blackburn
RaceWhite/European American
Age39
GenderMale

Details

About 5 a.m., a deputy met Robert Blackburn who allegedly was armed with a knife. The deputy reportedly tried to get Blackburn to drop the knife using his Taser and pepper spray. Blackburn fled into the woods and returned about 30 minutes later. Deputies again tried to persuade Blackburn to drop the knife and tasered him again, and Blackburn then raised his knife and reportedly lunged at the deputies, who shot and killed him.

Primary Evidence & Links

Additional Evidence

NameRobert Alan Blackburn
Age39
GenderMale
RaceEuropean-American/White
Race With ImputationsEuropean-American/White
Imputation ProbabilityNot imputed
AddressCounty Road 742
CityCorinth
StateMS
Zipcode38683
CountyAlcorn
Full AddressCounty Road 742 Corinth MS 38683 Alcorn
Agency ResponsibleAlcorn County Sheriff's Office
Cause Of Death
Dispositions ExclusionsPending investigation
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Robert-Alan-Blackburn.jpg

Source

Source ID: 30488 - Fatal Encounters

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Robert Alan Blackburn, 39, from Walnut, Mississippi - shot on 23 June 2021
Mapping Police Violence -Robert Alan Blackburn, 39, from Walnut, Mississippi, on 23 June 2021

BEACON Data

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 0829575819de524c2b14fcaea951549e3a91e8bcb4adb110331b24c51464db4e

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 0829575819de524c2b14fcaea951549e3a91e8bcb4adb110331b24c51464db4e

Dynamically generated hash: c687f5f63d205785cd5c7e481851ee8c81d5643141ac2801bab2e9f31f7f1be8

Hashes Match?

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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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