Benjamin Price Cotton, 24, from Dayton, Ohio, on 12 March 2021

March 12, 2021 | Dayton, Ohio

Benjamin Price Cotton, 24, from Dayton, Ohio, on 12 March 2021

Victim Info

NameBenjamin Price Cotton
RaceWhite/European American
Age24
GenderMale

Details

Following multiple encounters with police over two days, Benjamin Cotton was shot and killed when he allegedly approached officers with a knife, after having stabbed his father. Cotton was described as high on methamphetamine.

Primary Evidence & Links

Additional Evidence

Victim NameBenjamin Price Cotton
Victim Age24
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceWhite
Address Of Incident2275 Sherer Avenue
CityDayton
StateOH
Zipcode45414
CountyMontgomery
Agency Responsible For DeathDayton Police Department, Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
Ori Agency IdentifierOH0570200, OH0570000
Cause Of DeathGunshot, Taser
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessDrug or alcohol use
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weaponknife
Alleged Threat Levelother
FleeingNot fleeing
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6703
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Benjamin-Price-Cotton.jpg
Encounter TypeViolent Crime
Initial Reported Reasonstabbing

Source

Source ID: 8792 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Fatal Encounters -Benjamin Price Cotton, 24, from Dayton, Ohio, on 12 March 2021

BEACON Data

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 7d0f56c9084e2ec5f755ac4cc20eeb8f8c242b1c6665ffefd5f23a3630a0e9b3

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 7d0f56c9084e2ec5f755ac4cc20eeb8f8c242b1c6665ffefd5f23a3630a0e9b3

Dynamically generated hash: 7d0f56c9084e2ec5f755ac4cc20eeb8f8c242b1c6665ffefd5f23a3630a0e9b3

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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