Stephen James Hughes, 62, from Temple, Pennsylvania, on 15 March 2021

March 15, 2021 | Temple, Pennsylvania

Stephen James Hughes, 62, from Temple, Pennsylvania, on 15 March 2021

Victim Info

NameStephen James Hughes
RaceUnknown
Age62
GenderMale

Details

At approximately 2:15 p.m. the Berks County Department of Emergency Services received a 911 call from a woman, reporting a man with a knife. She said he had threatened her, and the phone call disconnected. Muhlenberg Township police to a home and entered the residence. The woman said that Stephen James Hughes, with a knife, locked himself inside a second floor bedroom. Hughes brandished a knife, and one officer reportedly deployed his Taser to no effect. A second officer shot and killed Hughes.

Primary Evidence & Links

https://www.wfmz.com/news/area/berks/da-person-dead-in-officer-involved-shooting-in-berks/article_b136e98e-85c8-11eb-b113-571ad281954d.html

Additional Evidence

Victim NameStephen James Hughes
Victim Age62
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceUnknown race
Address Of Incident700 Wagon Wheel Lane
CityTemple
StatePA
Zipcode19560
CountyBerks
Agency Responsible For DeathMuhlenberg Township Police Department
Ori Agency IdentifierPA0061300
Cause Of DeathGunshot, Taser
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weaponknife
Alleged Threat Levelother
Fleeingnot fleeing
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6704
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victim
Encounter TypePerson with a weapon (knife)
Initial Reported ReasonPerson with a knife

Source

Source ID: 8779 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Stephen James Hughes, 62, from Muhlenberg Township, Pennsylvania - shot and Tasered on 15 March 2021
Fatal Encounters -Stephen James Hughes, 62, from Temple, Pennsylvania, on 15 March 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 4a75920370a817487631bcd2431375d49d18d971d113e80232660ea3cfaec8ba

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 4a75920370a817487631bcd2431375d49d18d971d113e80232660ea3cfaec8ba

Dynamically generated hash: 4a75920370a817487631bcd2431375d49d18d971d113e80232660ea3cfaec8ba

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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