Fatal Encounters

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James Leon Greer

Name: James Leon Greer
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 11/01/2013
Location: North Johnson St and Cesar E Chavez Ave
Pontiac, Michigan, 48342
County: Oakland
Agency: Oakland County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Deputy Dennis Alvis, 50, was arraigned for a moving violation causing death. He was traveling at a high rate of speed to an unspecified destination when he ran a red light, crashing and killing Joseph Markeese Lawton-Hooks, 25, and 24-year-old James Leon Greer.
Unique ID: 13643

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