Fatal Encounters

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

Rory Romal McKenzie

Name: Rory Romal McKenzie
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/02/2009
Location: 900 block Feliz Drive
Bakersfield, California, 93307
County: Kern
Agency: Kern County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Tasered
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Rory Romal McKenzie died after he resisted arrest and Sgt. Otis Whinery, and deputies Douglas Jauch, Edward Tucker and Patrick McNeal used a Taser and a dog to subdue him.
Unique ID: 8236

News article: Link






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