Fatal Encounters

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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/31/2020
Location: 400 block of West 76th Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60620
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: About 10:40 p.m., a man was stopped for an unspecified traffic violation, but when police attempted to place him into custody, he drove off. A few minutes later, officers saw smoke and went to investigate, and discovered it was the driver who had just taken off. The man's vehicle had flipped over after striking two other vehicles, police said. The man was killed. Four other people also went to local hospitals for minor injuries, police said.
Unique ID: 28517

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