Sariah Sheppards
Name: Sariah Sheppards
Age: 5
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 04/28/2021
Location: E. 9th Street and Sutro Street
Reno, Nevada, 89512
County: Washoe
Agency: Reno Police Department, Sparks Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Sariah Sheppards was killed after the car she was riding in was hit by a driver fleeing police around 8:20 p.m. Thirty-three-year-old Jesse Bennett, 33, had felony warrants out of Oregon for domestic violence and attempted kidnapping. Bennett drove away in a 2007 Scion. Bennett ran a red light, hitting a 2003 Honda Accord and killing the girl.
Unique ID: 30130
News article: Link
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