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Casper police identify 2 officers involved in May 6 shooting
May 15, 2021 GMT
CASPER, Wyo. (AP) The officers involved in the May 6 police shooting that killed a Casper man following a traffic stop have been identified.
Casper police say Officer Jake Bigelow shot Thomas Joseph Roeber after he allegedly began driving himself and Bigelow into oncoming traffic. Bigelow has been with the department for two years, the Star Tribune reported.
Before coming to Casper, Bigelow worked for the Mills Police Department. In 2016, Bigelow fatally shot a man in Casper who had been shooting at his neighbors’ houses and firing at officers. The district attorney did not pursue charges after concluding the shooting was justified.
Man Killed In Casper Police Involved Shooting Identified
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According to police, the incident stemmed from a traffic stop at 3:54 a.m. Thursday near East H Street and North Elma Street.
Police did not say the reasons for the traffic stop.
Police say officers approached the vehicle to speak with the occupants when the driver unexpectedly got out and the passenger moved to the driver s seat and tried to flee the scene.
According to the release, an officer was inside the vehicle with the new driver when the new driver tried to speed off. At some point, the vehicle made it onto Interstate 25 into oncoming traffic when the officer fired their weapon, the release states.