Fatal Encounters

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

Francisco Jimenez

Name: Francisco Jimenez
Age: 24
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 05/21/2007
Location: 100th Street and Avenue M
Chicago, Illinois, 60617
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Luis Nunez and Francisco Jimenez died when their Volkswagen Passat was struck by a fleeing Crown Victoria driven by Dwayne Becton, who also died. According to police, officers stopped an unmarked Ford Crown Victoria with municipal plates near 95th and Avenue N at around midnight. The officers were reportedly suspicious because of the car's tinted windows and because they saw a woman in the passenger seat. Becton allegedly sped away and crashed into the Volkswagen. The woman was treated for minor injuries and released. Police later determined that the plates were stolen from a vehicle assigned to Calumet Area detective headquarters.
Unique ID: 6157

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