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

7/31/2020: 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. https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/ohio/articles/2020-07-31/police-shoot-kill-man-who-fatally-stabbed-his-mother

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

NameWilliam Sears
Age30
GenderMale
RaceRace unspecified
Race With ImputationsNA
Imputation ProbabilityNA
Address3000 block Alda Parkway
CityBrunswick
StateOH
Zipcode44212
CountyMedina
Full Address3000 block Alda Parkway Brunswick OH 44212 Medina
Agency ResponsibleBrunswick Police Department
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Dispositions ExclusionsPending investigation
Mental IllnessYes
Year2020
Image Of Victim

Source

Source ID: 28512 - Fatal Encounters

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

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

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Transaction details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: f4a0395dff4689857523459b1bfb7a95166f5bf0e742a491ad1e4c6a0e57993a

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 1655563182

Dynamically generated hash: f4a0395dff4689857523459b1bfb7a95166f5bf0e742a491ad1e4c6a0e57993a

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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