Kenneth J. Drew
Name: Kenneth J. Drew
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 08/02/2001
Location: I-35 & US-71 & NE Parvin Rd
Kansas City, Missouri, 64116
County: Clay
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Kenneth J. Drew reportedly died following a struggle with police on a I-35. Police said Drew was arrested at about 6:15 a.m. after an off-duty motorcycle officer found him standing in the highway swinging a floor lamp at traffic. Two more officers were sent to the scene and at least two off-duty officers and an officer from the police academy stopped to assist. Officers pepper sprayed Drew, handcuffed and later shackled him. Ambulance workers said Drew was facedown on the pavement when they arrived at about 6:30 a.m. He reportedly stopped breathing when he was rolled over onto a board. Ambulance workers revived Drew, but he stopped breathing again while hospitalized and died.
Unique ID: 1118
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