Fatal Encounters

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

Elvin Dunn

Name: Elvin Dunn
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/20/2014
Location: North 30th St. and Fairfields Ave.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
County: East Baton Rouge
Agency: Baton Rouge Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Elvin Dunn was killed when his car was struck by a car fleeing police at about 12:15 a.m. Police said the three men in the 1997 Ford Crown Victoria that crashed into Dunn's 1989 Lincoln Towncar were involved in a robbery that afternoon in which a cell phone was stolen at gunpoint. The men were fleeing from police for a vehicle violation. Dunn was thrown from his car and died at the scene. After the crash, the suspects took off on foot, but were later apprehended.
Unique ID: 13968

News article: Link






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