Fatal Encounters

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

Brodject Marsalis

Name: Brodject Marsalis
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/31/2007
Location: Fairmont Avenue and Winter Street
Jackson, Mississippi, 39204
County: Hinds
Agency: Jackson Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Brodject Marsalis died from injuries he sustained during a crash after fleeing police. Investigators say Marsalis was driving a stolen Honda Civic, hit another vehicle and refused to stop for officers, leading them on a 2-mile chase. Marsalis then crashed the car into a brick flower bed in front of a motel. Officers said the chase did not exceed speeds of 40 mph.
Unique ID: 6483

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