Fatal Encounters

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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age: 30
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/30/2021
Location: W. 73rd Street and Denison Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio, 44102
County: Cuyahoga
Agency: Brooklyn Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Officers were called out around 2:30 a.m. for a report of shots fired. When officers arrived, they found shell casings, and witnesses gave a description of the suspect vehicle. Officers pulled over the white Nissan. The driver initially stopped, but then drove off. Police pursued at high speeds until the driver lost control and flipped over. Officers pulled the man from the vehicle. The 33-year-old female passenger was ejected from the vehicle and killed. The shots fired incident remains under investigation, but a firearm reportedly was recovered from the wreckage that matched the caliber of casings found earlier.
Unique ID: 30691

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