Fatal Encounters

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

Jonathan Tyrone "Little Wolf" Barbour

Name: Jonathan Tyrone "Little Wolf" Barbour
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Native American/Alaskan
Date: 12/31/2016
Location: Lake Street and 2nd Avenue
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55408
County: Hennepin
Agency: Minneapolis Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehicle
Media summary: Minneapolis Police say three suspects ran from a stolen car, after it crashed near Lake Street and 2nd Avenue during a police chase. The three ran onto the interstate, where two of them were caught by police in the northbound lanes. But the third, identified by the Minnesota State Patrol as Jonathan Barbour, 25, jumped the median wall and was hit by a van driving in the center lane of southbound I-35W. Police say a handgun was found on the road near where he was struck.
Unique ID: 18630

News article: Link






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