Fatal Encounters

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

Beverly Kirk

Name: Beverly Kirk
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/22/2012
Location: 9900 block Bruton Road
Dallas, Texas, 75217
County: Dallas
Agency: Dallas Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Officer Bryan Crenshaw, his lights and sirens off, followed an ambulance, its lights and sirens on, around 3 a.m. After the ambulance passed, Kirk, mentally ill and intoxicated, walked onto the street. Crenshaw fatally struck her. It is unclear whether his lights and sirens should have been according to the policy of his department. Kirk's family, though angry that authorities never notified them of her death, hesitated to condemn Crenshaw.
Unique ID: 10990

News article: Link






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