Fatal Encounters

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

Derrick Long

Name: Derrick Long
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/27/2016
Location: 1900 block Brown Street
Forrest City, Arkansas, 72335
County: St. Francis
Agency: St. Francis County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: St. Francis County Sheriff Bobby May said the incident started when Long fled a traffic stop and was chased by deputies. Long then got his vehicle stuck in someone's front yard and took off running. As deputies searched the area, May said Long ran into the road and was struck by a deputy's vehicle. He died several days later.
Unique ID: 17710

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