Fatal Encounters

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Dwayne Thomas Lynch

Name: Dwayne Thomas Lynch
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 06/30/2001
Location: Holabird Avenue and Monumental Road
Dundalk, Maryland, 21222
County: Baltimore
Agency: Baltimore County Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A detective saw two men, whom he suspected of drug activity, in a Jeep on Merritt Boulevard, police said. The men fled and fired several shots at police while leading them through residential streets. At Holabird and Monumental avenues, the Jeep ran a red light and was struck by a pickup truck, killing Dwayne Lynch and injuring his passenger.
Unique ID: 21431

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