Fatal Encounters

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

Raason Shaw

Name: Raason Shaw
Age: 20
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/29/2014
Location: 7800 block South Merrill Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60649
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death:
Intended Use of Force:
Media summary: Officers observed Shaw in a possible narcotics transaction. Allegedly, Shaw fled and brandished a handgun, when he was shot and killed by police.
Unique ID: 14268

News article: Link






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