Frankie Pitt
Male, Black
Date of the incident: 1/13/2013
Midlothian, Chesterfield, VA
Chippenham Parkway ramp and Hull Street Road
Chippenham Parkway ramp and Hull Street Road
Police say the officer involved in the shooting stopped to assist what he believed was a disabled vehicle. When the officer approached the vehicle, he discovered the driver was the suspect in the larceny of a cash drawer that had been reported stolen from the Circle K store approximately 10 minutes before. When the officer attempted to take the driver into custody, police say Pitt resisted and a struggle for the officer's gun ensued. The officer then shot and killed Pitt.