Fatal Encounters

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Chad R. Cupps

Name: Chad R. Cupps
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 05/07/2017
Location: 521 E 22nd St
Dubuque, Iowa, 52001
County: Dubuque
Agency: Dubuque Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Police responded to a report that someone was assaulting people at a bar early Sunday morning. People inside were restraining Chad Cupps when police tried to arrest him. Officers said they used pepper spray because Cupps continued to resist. Cupps became unresponsive and died.
Unique ID: 20267

News article: Link






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