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Name withheld by police

Name: Name withheld by police
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/30/2017
Location: US Highway 221 and Bippus Rd.
Greenville, Florida, 32331
County: Jefferson
Agency: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Jefferson County Sheriff's deputy noticed a passenger was wearing a mask. He attempted to pull the vehicle over, but it fled. Eventually, it crashed, killing a boy, 15, and injuring the driver, 17. Deputies later learned that the boys in the vehicle may have been involved in an armed robbery at a Greenville convenience store.
Unique ID: 1124

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