Fatal Encounters

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Marcus "Marc the Barber" Jeffries

Name: Marcus "Marc the Barber" Jeffries
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/16/2021
Location: Chesapeake Avenue and Seaboard Avenue
Chesapeake, Virginia, 23324
County: Chesapeake
Agency: Chesapeake Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Around 2:14 a.m., officers saw a vehicle driving erratically. Police believed the driver, Marcus Jeffries, may have been driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but Jeffries drove away. Officers pursued the vehicle through the surrounding neighborhoods until it crossed railroad tracks at a high rate of speed and crashed into a nearby pole, killing Jefferies.
Unique ID: 30253

News article: Link






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