Fatal Encounters

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

Lawrence W. McGraw

Name: Lawrence W. McGraw
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 02/09/2000
Location: East 115th Avenue and Brighton Road
Commerce City, Colorado, 80640
County: Adams
Agency: Commerce City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Lawrence McGraw was running errands with his girlfriend's daughter, 10. A chase began at 7:50 p.m. when the officer tried to pull over McGraw, but McGraw fled. Speeds up to 100 mph were logged during the chase, which ended 18 minutes later at 114th and Brighton, where McGraw lost control of his car. While the attached article does not say McGraw died, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists this as a police-chase involved death.
Unique ID: 25779

News article: Link






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