Christopher W. Bacome
Name: Christopher W. Bacome
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/08/2008
Location: 3601 Gateway Dr
Portsmouth, Virginia, 23703
County: Portsmouth City
Agency: Portsmouth Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Police were called by a family member who feared Bacome was going to kill himself. When officers arrived at an apartment at the Westwind Apartments, someone told them Bacome was locked inside a bathroom, and there was a lot of blood on the floor, police said. When police tried to get inside the bathroom, Bacome came out with a knife. He allegedly lunged at an officer with the knife and was shot and killed.
Unique ID: 22706
News article: Link
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