Fatal Encounters

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

LaMont Robinson

Name: LaMont Robinson
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 04/10/2004
Location: Mentone Avenue and Washington Avenue
Pasadena, California, 91103
County: Los Angeles
Agency: Pasadena Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: LaMont Robinson died July 10, 2004, three months after he'd slipped into a coma during an altercation with police who used a chokehold to prevent him from swallowing what they believed was crack cocaine.
Unique ID: 3306

News article: Link






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