Fatal Encounters

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JoAnn B. Schields

Name: JoAnn B. Schields
Age: 52
Gender: Female
Race: European-American/European-American/White
Date: 10/29/2021
Location: NY-52
Walden, New York, 12586
County: Orange
Agency: Town of Montgomery Police Department, Village of Walden Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: At approximately 10:25 p.m., Town of Montgomery Police and Village of Walden Police responded to a 911 call of an erratic driver. The vehicle, a 2018 Jeep Wrangler, was observed on Main Street by Walden Police and was subsequently stopped. As officers approached the vehicle, the operator, Joann Schields, 52, fled and after a short pursuit struck a 2013 Toyota Rav4 head on. The driver of the Toyota, Elizabeth Bello, 35, was killed. The two passengers in the vehicle, ages 16 and 6 were injured. Schields was killed.
Unique ID: 31364

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