Fatal Encounters

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Jasmine Shekeya Adkins

Name: Jasmine Shekeya Adkins
Age: 21
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 02/27/2019
Location: 610 Elm St W
Hampton, South Carolina, 29924
County: Hampton
Agency: Estill Police Department, Gifford Police Department, Hampton County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: About 6:15 p.m., an Estill Police Department officer tried to pull a car over for a traffic stop in town limits. Instead of pulling over, the car sped off, and police pursued. The Gifford Police Department and Hampton County Sheriff's Office joined the chase as the pursuit wound through their jurisdictions. Deangelo Lashon Brown, 21, was later arrested and charged by the Gifford Police with failure to stop for a blue light. The chase ended when Brown's car collided head-on with another car. Jasmine Adkins, who was a passenger in Brown's vehicle, was killed.
Unique ID: 25744

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