Fatal Encounters

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

Douglas John Ilten

Name: Douglas John Ilten
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/06/2007
Location: 7150 Okeechobee Road
Fort Pierce, Florida, 34945
County: St. Lucie
Agency: Fort Pierce Police Department
Cause of Death: Tasered
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Truck stop observers noticed a man, Nashville music store owner Ilten, angrily heaving musical instruments out of the back of a rental truck. Police handcuffed him for erratic behavior and attempted to put him in leg restraints in the back of their patrol car. They tasered the uncooperative Ilten twice in order to search him. He stopped breathing.
Unique ID: 5801

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