Justin Damon Roberts, 35, from Cottonwood, Alabama, on 27 July 2021

July 27, 2021 | Cottonwood, Alabama

Justin Damon Roberts, 35, from Cottonwood, Alabama, on 27 July 2021

Victim Info

NameJustin Damon Roberts
RaceUnknown
Age35
GenderMale

Details

Cottonwood police responded to a call concerning a domestic dispute. Houston County Sheriff's deputies arrived to assist. Justin Damon Roberts exited the residence reportedly brandishing a firearm. Deputies said he refused to drop his weapon, and they shot and killed him.

Primary Evidence & Links

https://dothaneagle.com/news/local/man-dead-after-police-standoff-in-cottonwood-state-investigating/article_391fd400-efe6-11eb-80ff-b7ce397e245e.html

Additional Evidence

Victim NameJustin Damon Roberts
Victim Age35
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceUnknown race
Address Of Incident12000 Cottonwood Road
CityCottonwood
StateAL
Zipcode36320
CountyHouston
Agency Responsible For DeathCottonwood Police Department
Ori Agency IdentifierAL0380500
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessUnknown
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelother
Fleeingnot fleeing
Body Camera
Wapo Id
Off Duty Killing
GeographyRural
Image Of Victim
Encounter TypeDomestic disturbance
Initial Reported Reasondomestic disturbance

Source

Source ID: 9479 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Fatal Encounters -Justin Damon Roberts, 35, from Cottonwood, Alabama, on 27 July 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 0ffecbb91015eae2dbc1ed867d536a8025c745537e0c14b21995010426d9e84c

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 0ffecbb91015eae2dbc1ed867d536a8025c745537e0c14b21995010426d9e84c

Dynamically generated hash: 0ffecbb91015eae2dbc1ed867d536a8025c745537e0c14b21995010426d9e84c

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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