Fatal Encounters

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Alison Annen

Name: Alison Annen
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/07/2021
Location: Atlantic Street and Minnehaha Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55106
County: Ramsey
Agency: St. Paul Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Xia Her-Xiong, 31, was charged with one count each of criminal vehicular homicide and auto theft. At about 3 a.m. Her-Xiong allegedly ran a stop sign at Atlantic Street and Minnehaha Avenue, hitting a car driven by Alison Annen. Her-Xiong was driving the stolen Ford Focus 61 mph in a 30 mph zone. He had accelerated after seeing a police car. Following the collision, he and a passenger fled on foot. The passenger has also been arrested, police said. The officer had spotted the Focus, and, after running its license plates, discovered that the car had been reported stolen Jan. 6 from a woman who had left her car running while she went inside to drop off her daughter. The officer pursued the vehicle and reportedly was around five blocks behind when Her-Xiong ran the stop sign and broadsided a 2007 PT Cruiser, killing Alison Annen. The officer then activated his emergency lights and siren.
Unique ID: 28035

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