Fatal Encounters

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James Anthony Tyrone Bartee

Name: James Anthony Tyrone Bartee
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/14/2010
Location: 892 Caulfield Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, Michigan, 49503
County: Kent
Agency: Grand Rapids Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: According to police, a Ford Taurus and cash were reported stolen at gunpoint on the 600 block of High Street SW just before midnight. Police said officers tried to stop the car, but the driver sped off. The Taurus crashed into a tree and landed near the front steps of Mount Moriah Baptist Worship Center. The two teens inside the car suffered critical injuries and died the next week. James Anthony Tyrone Bartee died 8/19/2010. Phillip Jerome Patterson died 8/20/2010.
Unique ID: 21284

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