Fatal Encounters

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

William Zachery Harvey

Name: William Zachery Harvey
Age: 60
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 04/02/2021
Location: 201 Habersham St
Savannah, Georgia, 31401
County: Chatham
Agency: Savannah Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: William Zachery Harvey was brought to police headquarters for questioning in-connection to an aggravated assault case. While he was in the interview room, police alleged he fatally injured himself with an unidentified object he brought in. Later reports said he killed himself with his shoelaces.
Unique ID: 29971

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