Fatal Encounters

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Peter Eugene Stewart

Name: Peter Eugene Stewart
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: Native American/Alaskan
Date: 06/04/2007
Location: Bald Hill Road
Hoopa, California, 95555
County: Humboldt
Agency: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Peter Stewart died from smoke inhalation after deputy Jamie Barney threw chemical grenades inside a rural home, which then burned down during a more than 24-hour standoff on the Hoopa Tribal Reservation.
Unique ID: 6208

News article: Link






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