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

NameStephen James Hughes
Age62
GenderMale
RaceRace unspecified
Race With ImputationsNA
Imputation ProbabilityNA
Address700 block Wagon Wheel Lane
CityTemple
StatePA
Zipcode19560
CountyBerks
Full Address700 block Wagon Wheel Lane Temple PA 19560 Berks
Agency ResponsibleMuhlenberg Township Police Department
Cause Of Death
Dispositions ExclusionsPending investigation
Image Of Victim

Source

Source ID: 29811 - Fatal Encounters

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
Mapping Police Violence -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: 8d75e2b2933246ef2a186085d971da058a005d1873a8976f9633ed7ad5d87b31

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 8d75e2b2933246ef2a186085d971da058a005d1873a8976f9633ed7ad5d87b31

Dynamically generated hash: 67bde2dcc96d2f8cfc4e505b9af326541c68682919077dea042206caf25e5408

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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