Fatal Encounters

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

Albert John Dougherty

Name: Albert John Dougherty
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 05/03/2000
Location: 2000 Old West Chester Pike
Havertown, Pennsylvania, 19083
County: Delaware
Agency: Upper Darby Township Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Albert Dougherty, a rape suspect, died at Mercy Community Hospital, where he was taken from his jail cell. He tried to escape when police removed his handcuffs.
Unique ID: 19358

News article: Link






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