Fatal Encounters

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

Jonathan Watson

Name: Jonathan Watson
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 04/25/2016
Location: 92-2600 block Hukilau Drive
Captain Cook, Hawaii, 96704
County: Hawaii
Agency: Hawaii Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: The Hawaii Police Department reports that officers responded to 911 call of a shooting. Officers arrived at a Hukilau Drive home when a man came out of the house in an "aggressive manner" and began to fight with the officers, according to police. The man was taken into custody. When officers went into the house to check for a suspect or victims, police say the man in custody kicked officers and soon became unresponsive and died.
Unique ID: 17587

News article: Link






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