Fatal Encounters

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

Micah S. Abbey

Name: Micah S. Abbey
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/25/2011
Location: 9801 Crystalline Drive
Reno, Nevada, 89506
County: Washoe
Agency: Reno Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: On Sunday, December 25, 2011, officers from the Reno Police Department responded to a report of a domestic disturbance where a male subject had battered another person, made threats to harm others in the residence, and had armed himself with a fork. Abbey resisted officers as they tried to arrest him and after a lengthy struggle, he was taken into custody. Immediately after, officers noticed that he was not breathing. Abbey was pronounced deceased at the scene.
Unique ID: 10893

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