Fatal Encounters

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

Thomas Mark Colatrella Jr.

Name: Thomas Mark Colatrella Jr.
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 08/11/2018
Location: Smart Avenue and Monroe Avenue
Kansas City, Missouri, 64124
County: Jackson
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police recognized a pickup being driven by Samuel I. Delozier in association with an an alleged aggravated assault and attempted to pull him over. Delozier fled in the pickup and led police on a chase that exceeded 100 mph and featured driving the wrong way on one-way streets. Delozier t-boned a vehicle driven by Thomas Mark Colatrella and pinned it to a concrete wall, killing Colatrella. Delozier was charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Unique ID: 24837

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