Fatal Encounters

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

Carl Reynolds

Name: Carl Reynolds
Age: 58
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 12/15/2011
Location: 7 Mile E and Hawthorne St.
Detroit, Michigan, 48203
County: Wayne
Agency: Detroit Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to police, officers tried to stop two 16-year-olds who were motoring recklessly near 7 Mile and Dequindre in a Jeep Cherokee that had been reported stolen two days earlier. Police said the Jeep sped off and that officers terminated the chase because it was determined to be too dangerous. The Jeep crashed into a Cadillac driven by Carl Reynolds, killing him.
Unique ID: 21334

News article: Link






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