Octavia Barker
Name: Octavia Barker
Age: 47
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/29/2018
Location: S 10th Street and Kansas Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas, 66105
County: Wyandotte
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Kansas City, Kansas, police were chasing the driver of a stolen 2009 Audi with multiple occupants inside. Police reportedly ended the chase in the area of 9th and Central Avenue. Just before 9:30 p.m., the driver of the Audi continued westbound on Kansas Avenue at 10th Street, traveling at a high rate of speed. The driver of a 2013 Chevy Spark was south on 10th St. at Kansas Ave. when the driver of the stolen Audi ran a red light and struck them in the driver's side door. The Chevy then struck a 2006 Chevy Aveo that was stopped at the red light. The people inside the stolen vehicle ran, and were gone before police arrived. The driver of the Chevy Spark, Octavia Barker, was killed.
Unique ID: 25357
News article: Link
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