Fatal Encounters

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

Roger J. Davis

Name: Roger J. Davis
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 04/12/2006
Location: 26th Street and Dupont Avenue North
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55411
County: Hennepin
Agency: Minneapolis Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Henry J. Davis, 28, ran a stop sign and fled police, according to charges filed in Hennepin County District Court. Davis' car missed a turn at a T intersection and hit a tree, killing Roger J. Davis, 27, of Chicago. Henry Davis, who suffered two broken legs, is charged with fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle resulting in injury or death. Police suspect that the car was involved in a shots-fired incident earlier that evening.
Unique ID: 5038

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