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

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.

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

Victim NameRonald Pope
Victim Age49
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceUnknown race
Address Of Incident1600 Chestnut Avenue
CityMorristown
StateTN
Zipcode37814
CountyHamblen
Agency Responsible For DeathMorristown Police Department
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
Unarmed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelattack
FleeingNot fleeing
Body CameraNo
Wapo Id6021
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victim

Source

Source ID: 8343 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Fatal Encounters -Ronald Pope, 49, from Morristown, Tennessee, on 31 July 2020
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

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 7ccfcd8834d8251b4ee9b211cffb4db798117ed8f19d28457c6766e8b7dd55f6

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 7ccfcd8834d8251b4ee9b211cffb4db798117ed8f19d28457c6766e8b7dd55f6

Dynamically generated hash: c173cb6ed3ce2f5fdd1a96a431922ba4dd33831a40b0562aa2ec2e2035b18667

Hashes Match?

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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