Fatal Encounters

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

Valerie Davis

Name: Valerie Davis
Age: 42
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/03/2009
Location: 63rd Street and St. Lawrence Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
County: Cook
Agency: U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Valerie Davis was killed after her car was struck by a minivan fleeing police. Chicago police and DEA officers stopped the minivan at about 7 a.m. at 63rd and King. The driver allegedly reversed the minivan and rammed the two unmarked police vehicles. An officer fired at the van, but missed, police said. The minivan went east on 63rd and crashed into Davis' Pontiac.
Unique ID: 8569

News article: Link






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