Christopher Ruffin, 28, from Palm Bay, Florida, on 14 March 2021

March 14, 2021 | Palm Bay, Florida

Christopher Ruffin, 28, from Palm Bay, Florida, on 14 March 2021

Victim Info

NameChristopher Ruffin
RaceBlack/African American
Age28
GenderMale

Details

Deputies went to perform a welfare check on a woman and found she had been shot and killed. Her son, Ruffin, was suspected of killing her. Police later received a call from Ruffin's girlfriend stating he had pointed a gun at her. Police found Ruffin's vehicle and saw him run from the area. Police began searching the area and eventually found Ruffin. Police shot Ruffin after he allegedly failed to respond to officers' orders.

Primary Evidence & Links

https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/martin-county/2021/03/15/martin-county-sheriffs-deputies-find-dead-mother-man-killed-police-shooting-brevard-county/4699159001/

Additional Evidence

Victim NameChristopher Ruffin
Victim Age28
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceBlack
Address Of IncidentKarney Avenue NE at Fallon Boulevard NE
CityPalm Bay
StateFL
Zipcode32907
CountyBrevard
Agency Responsible For DeathPalm Bay Police Department
Ori Agency IdentifierFL0051200
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelattack
Fleeingfoot
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6699
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victim
Encounter TypeViolent Crime
Initial Reported Reasonmurder (suspect)/domestic disturbance

Source

Source ID: 8783 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Fatal Encounters -Christopher Ruffin, 28, from Palm Bay, Florida, on 14 March 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: bf2abc35b3fad77ed152aef582d7e4b526997e23960644cdeb58a8e9465ec1c3

Hash from Mainchain Tx: bf2abc35b3fad77ed152aef582d7e4b526997e23960644cdeb58a8e9465ec1c3

Dynamically generated hash: bf2abc35b3fad77ed152aef582d7e4b526997e23960644cdeb58a8e9465ec1c3

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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