Fatal Encounters

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

Tom Ihlenfeldt

Name: Tom Ihlenfeldt
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/06/2019
Location: 13 Mile Rd and St Margaret St
St. Clair Shores, Michigan, 48082
County: Macomb
Agency: St. Clair Shores Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Tom Ihlenfeldt allegedly wounded two people with his rifle after becoming angry with the use of fireworks in his St. Clair Shores neighborhood. He was also suspected of having shot and killed Carol Baur inside a home where he held off police in a 28-hour standoff before committing suicide.
Unique ID: 26277

News article: Link






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