Fatal Encounters

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

Robert Kennedy

Name: Robert Kennedy
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/30/2005
Location: 1505 W Lincoln Hwy
Coatesville, Pennsylvania, 19320
County: Chester
Agency: Downingtown Borough Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Robert Kennedy, 17, a passenger in a Jeep that led police on a high-speed chase was killed when it crashed. The 15-year-old driver, whose name was not released, escaped unharmed.
Unique ID: 19892

News article: Link






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