Fatal Encounters

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

Duc Minh Pham

Name: Duc Minh Pham
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Race: Asian/Pacific Islander
Date: 07/09/2003
Location: 3222 Central Ave SE
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87106
County: Bernalillo
Agency: Albuquerque Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Sgt. Carol Olesak was attempting to arrest Duc Mihn Pham when he shot her with her gun. Minutes later, fearing Pham might fire the gun again, police officers shot and killed him. Pham walked up to Oleksak's patrol car in the Walgreens parking lot and released a barrage of bullets. According to witnesses, the suspect then calmly walked up Central Avenue, firing his gun over his shoulder as other officers rushed to the scene. Additional officers confronted the unidentified suspect in front of Kelly's Brew Pub, where he was shot and killed.
Unique ID: 2623

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