Fatal Encounters

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Deonte Marces Giles

Name: Deonte Marces Giles
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/18/2017
Location: Cusseta Road and 25th Avenue
Columbus, Georgia, 31903
County: Muscogee
Agency: Columbus Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Deonte Marces Giles was wanted in connection to a murder on Ticknor Drive in April. A chase began between police and Giles who was also with another, unidentified man. Boren says Giles' vehicle side swiped with a patrol vehicle, forcing it to crash into a telephone pole. Meanwhile, Giles and his accomplice crashed into a nearby fence on Cusseta Road. Giles and the man he was with both pulled out guns, and Giles pointed his at officers in a patrol vehicle. Another officer arriving on the scene saw Giles with the gun and used his police cruiser to crush him. The second he was chased down and arrested.
Unique ID: 20276

News article: Link






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