Melissa Gutierrez
Name: Melissa Gutierrez
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/09/2003
Location: 2301 S. 34th St.
Kansas City, Kansas, 66106
County: Wyandotte
Agency: Overland Park Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Melissa Gutierrez and Ramon Sanchez were killed when their car crashed after a police chase. The crash happened at about 12:30 a.m., half an hour after Gutierrez, Sanchez and another man inside the vehicle were reportedly kicked out of the Pub on Santa Fe for fighting. As the three left in a car, Sanchez allegedly fired 10 shots from a gun. According to police, an officer tried to stop the car for speeding. Sanchez reportedly threw the gun out of the car. Gutierrez pulled over, then allegedly drove away after officers stopped and exited their cars. The officers said they lost sight of the car as Gutierrez exited I-635 onto Shawnee Drive. Gutierrez lost control of her car, which flipped several times and ejected Sanchez before coming to a stop next to Maple Hill Cemetery. The second passenger sustained minor injuries.
Unique ID: 2919
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