Fatal Encounters

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Daniel Kamholz

Name: Daniel Kamholz
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/26/2001
Location: N Montezuma St & W Gurley St
Prescott, Arizona, 86303
County: Yavapai
Agency: Prescott Valley Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Danny Kamholz was one of three men killed when their pickup was struck in downtown Prescott by a man fleeing Prescott Valley police. The fatal chase began in Prescott Valley when a police officer tried to arrest a man outside a convenience store after finding he was driving a stolen sports utility vehicle. The driver, Jesus Genaro Peralta, drove off, striking and slightly injuring the officer, police said. The officer managed to shoot Peralta, who headed toward Prescott. Several officers were chasing the SUV when it crashed into the truck. Kamholz, 18, Wylld Fero, 25, and Evan Spencer, 18, were killed.
Unique ID: 707

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