Fatal Encounters

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Tiffany Alexis Eubanks

Name: Tiffany Alexis Eubanks
Age: 33
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 06/02/2020
Location: 1300 N 1st St
Yakima, Washington, 98901
County: Yakima
Agency: Yakima Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Police responding to a woman walking in and out of the traffic encountered Tiffany Eubanks, a mentally ill homeless woman who reportedly became combative when police arrived about 5:30 p.m. to assist medics attempting to treat her. Police said she was handcuffed and placed in a patrol car, where she began having a medical crisis as they drove to Virginia Mason Memorial. She died about 3:30 a.m. due to cardiac arrest.
Unique ID: 28206

News article: Link






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