Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Sean Raymond Hopkins

Name: Sean Raymond Hopkins
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/21/2005
Location: 1800 block Hewitt Avenue
Everett, Washington, 98201
County: Snohomish
Agency: Everett Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: A manager reported that Hopkins left water running in his unit, causing damage to an apartment beneath his. When officers confronted Hopkins, he stabbed officer Dwight Snyder in the stomach. Hopkins reportedly continued to struggle with police officers, who eventually handcuffed him. Officers were holding Hopkins down when another officer checked for a pulse. When the officer determined that Hopkins wasn't breathing, another officer started chest compressions. Medics revived Hopkins at the scene and took him to the hospital.
Unique ID: 4781

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