Joseph Givens
Name: Joseph Givens
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/10/2014
Location: 1500 block Jonathan Drive
Columbus, Ohio, 43207
County: Franklin
Agency: Columbus Division of Police
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Multiple neighbors called police with complaints about a man trying to get into their houses between midnight and 1 a.m. Responding police encountered Givens, knife in hand, irrational, uncooperative. Multiple officers shot him to death. He'd had a long history of weapons and drugs charges and mental illness.
Unique ID: 14468
News article: Link
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