Orkitt "Bookem" Gresham
Name: Orkitt "Bookem" Gresham
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 11/30/2020
Location: Bohlander Ave and Taft Ave
Berkeley, Illinois, 60163
County: Cook
Agency: Berkeley Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: About 11 p.m., an officer with the Berkeley Police Department reportedly saw a vehicle parked in an alley behind a retail plaza. It wasn't immediately clear what type of vehicle it was, but its lights reportedly were off and no license plate was visible. The officer tried to stop it, but the driver fled at high speed. At the intersection of Bohlander and Taft avenues, the driver failed to stop at a stop sign and was hit by a semi trailer, killing four: Tekiera Heron, 15, Orkitt "Bookem" Gresham, 18, Tamiyah L. Marshall, 18, and Jacquez Barber, 19.
Unique ID: 29240
News article: Link
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