Ronald Pope, 49, from Morristown, Tennessee, on 31 July 2020

July 31, 2020 | Morristown, Tennessee

Ronald Pope, 49, from Morristown, Tennessee, on 31 July 2020

Victim Info

NameRonald Pope
RaceUnknown
Age49
GenderMale

Details

7/31/2020: Morristown Police responded to a report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found 40-year-old Wendy Lea Pope dead inside of a vehicle; shortly after, officers found 49-year-old Ronald Pope (the victim's husband) inside the couple's apartment. Pope was allegedly armed with a handgun and refused to comply with officers telling him to drop the weapon. Pope reportedly raised the weapon at officers, which then prompted four officers to shoot and kill him. https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/morristown-police-shot-and-killed-a-man-after-finding-a-woman-dead-in-a-car-friday-night/

Primary Evidence & Links

https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/morristown-police-shot-and-killed-a-man-after-finding-a-woman-dead-in-a-car-friday-night/

Additional Evidence

NameRonald Pope
Age49
GenderMale
RaceRace unspecified
Race With ImputationsNA
Imputation ProbabilityNA
Address1600 block Chestnut Avenue
CityMorristown
StateTN
Zipcode37814
CountyHamblen
Full Address1600 block Chestnut Avenue Morristown TN 37814 Hamblen
Agency ResponsibleMorristown Police Department
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Dispositions ExclusionsPending investigation
Mental IllnessNo
Year2020
Image Of Victim

Source

Source ID: 28514 - Fatal Encounters

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Ronald Pope, 49, from Morristown, Tennessee - shot on 31 July 2020
Killed By Police -Ronald Pope, 49, from Tennessee on 31 July 2020
Mapping Police Violence -Ronald Pope, 49, from Morristown, Tennessee, on 31 July 2020

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 3254936f1725655a8ac3e6446bb9835d313b4d83da0f8b88e42694b02869151c

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 3254936f1725655a8ac3e6446bb9835d313b4d83da0f8b88e42694b02869151c

Dynamically generated hash: 3254936f1725655a8ac3e6446bb9835d313b4d83da0f8b88e42694b02869151c

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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