James Walter Gates
Name: James Walter Gates
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/01/2002
Location: U.S. 61 and County Road 453
Sikeston, Missouri, 63801
County: Scott
Agency: Scott County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Sgt. Steve Shoemaker was responding to an emergency call about a stolen truck when he crashed into a car driven by Evelyn Orman, 41, who was attempting to turn left onto County Road 452 when the crash occurred. Orman, who was thrown from the car, was pronounced dead at the scene, as was her niece, Brittany Gates, 12. Her brother, James Gates, 51, died on May 1, four months later.
Unique ID: 2203
News article: Link
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