William Sears, 30, from Brunswick, Ohio, on 31 July 2020

July 31, 2020 | Brunswick, Ohio

William Sears, 30, from Brunswick, Ohio, on 31 July 2020

Victim Info

NameWilliam Sears
RaceUnknown
Age30
GenderMale

Details

Officers responded to a report that a man with a history of schizophrenia was threatening his mother with a knife, police said. After attempting to contact the occupants of the home, police entered, and they said William Sears charged at them, and they shot and killed him. Sears had attacked and killed his mother with a knife.

Primary Evidence & Links

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2020-07-31/police-shoot-kill-man-who-fatally-stabbed-his-mother

Additional Evidence

Victim NameWilliam Sears
Victim Age30
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceUnknown race
Address Of Incident3000 Alda Parkway
CityBrunswick
StateOH
Zipcode44212
CountyMedina
Agency Responsible For DeathBrunswick Police Department
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessYes
Unarmed
Alleged Weaponknife
Alleged Threat Level
Fleeing
Body Camera
Wapo Id
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victim

Source

Source ID: 8344 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Fatal Encounters -William Sears, 30, from Brunswick, Ohio, on 31 July 2020
Washington Post -William Sears, from Brunswick, Ohio - shot on 31 July 2020
Killed By Police -William Sears, from Ohio on 31 July 2020

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 8f8b64bec8e1160ecbe9cf9fad1c151705a7b0c3645ab70e3e15d9e233180a91

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 8f8b64bec8e1160ecbe9cf9fad1c151705a7b0c3645ab70e3e15d9e233180a91

Dynamically generated hash: 5ad83759ac85546d1b9599412381b3db1a4fedfc62e03a44756ed487a6558200

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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