Fatal Encounters

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

Jacob Walz

Name: Jacob Walz
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 02/06/2010
Location: W Main St & W Leigh St
Homer, Michigan, 49245
County: Calhoun
Agency: Homer Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police said an officer tried to stop Jason Walz about 2:06 a.m. as Walz left The Homer Mill (a restaurant, bar and haunted house). Walz reportedly fled, lost control of his vehicle, and hit a tree. He died at the scene.
Unique ID: 21269

News article: Link






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