Ethan George Purdy
Name: Ethan George Purdy
Age: 21
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 10/02/2019
Location: Rhonda Road
Cottonwood, California, 96022
County: Shasta
Agency: Anderson Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Around 7:20 a.m., an Anderson police officer spotted a stolen vehicle. Police said the black Honda Civic had three people inside and the driver, Derrek Tope, 28, sped away. The driver lost control and flipped off the right side of the interstate, coming to rest upside down near Rhonda Road. Ethan Purdy was killed. Tope was arrested for homicide, possession of a stolen vehicle, evading officers, false imprisonment and other charges.
Unique ID: 26977
News article: Link
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