Derrick E. Tate
Name: Derrick E. Tate
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/05/2000
Location: 1900 block W Reynolds St
Pontiac, Illinois, 61764
County: Livingston
Agency: Bloomington Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Officer Elias E. Mendiola shot Derrick E. Tate during a drug investigation. The shooting occurred after Task Force 6 agents set up a purchase of an ounce of crack cocaine outside a Pontiac service station. Officers converged to make an arrest at about 11 p.m., but Tate allegedly reversed the car, striking an officer in the leg. Mendiola then shot Tate, who died four days later from his injuries.
Unique ID: 3
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