Fatal Encounters

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Brandon Tyree Perry

Name: Brandon Tyree Perry
Age: 22
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 11/03/2018
Location: MS-12 and Russell Street
Starkville, Mississippi, 39759
County: Oktibbeha
Agency: Starkville Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A car drove through a Mississippi Highway Patrol checkpoint. Starkville police said the officer chasing Perry soon turned off his blue lights because of safety concerns, briefly lost sight of the car, and then saw it stopped off the road. Brandon Perry's car went off of the highway, veered back across the highway and hit a tree, killing Perry.
Unique ID: 25250

News article: Link






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