Fatal Encounters

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Shawn Antoine Crenshaw Jr.

Name: Shawn Antoine Crenshaw Jr.
Age: 27
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/30/2021
Location: E. 110th Street and St. Clair Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio, 44108
County: Cuyahoga
Agency: East Cleveland Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Around 12:35 a.m. police pursued the car as apart of a drug investigation. Police chased the car until it crashed into a utility pole. The vehicle burst into flames following the crash. East Cleveland officers pulled the driver, Ryan Pete Lavell Clemmons Sr., 31, from the car.The passenger, Shawn Antoine Crenshaw Jr., was killed. Clemmons was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide.
Unique ID: 30223

News article: Link






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