Fatal Encounters

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

Matthew W. Zimmerman

Name: Matthew W. Zimmerman
Age: 42
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/26/2018
Location: 3513 Omega St
Alton, Illinois, 62002
County: Madison
Agency: U.S. Marshals Service
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: U.S. Marshals went to a home to arrest Matthew Zimmerman for violating conditions of his bond. They found him in a closet, and he allegedly attacked marshals and was shot and killed.
Unique ID: 23686

News article: Link






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