Fatal Encounters

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

Gregory A. Longenecker

Name: Gregory A. Longenecker
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/09/2018
Location: S Garfield Rd & Snyder School Rd
Bernville, Pennsylvania, 19506
County: Berks
Agency: Pennsylvania Game Commission-Law Enforcement, Pennsylvania State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: State troopers commandeered a Pennsylvania Game Commission bulldozer to track Gregory Longenecker, who they'd interrupted pruning 10 marijuana plants. Pursuing Longenecker through dense underbrush, the bulldozer ran over and killed Longenecker. The state of Pennsylvania will pay $475,000 to Longenecker's estate.
Unique ID: 24614

News article: Link






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