Fatal Encounters

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

Noah Kirsch

Name: Noah Kirsch
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 11/03/2014
Location: NW Lawton Rd & NW 10th St
Columbus, Kansas, 66725
County: Cherokee
Agency: Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, Kansas Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police didn't disclose why they were chasing Kirsch at high speed, but he lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and rolled several times. Four other 15- and 16-year-old boys and girls were injured; Kirsch was killed.
Unique ID: 15306

News article: Link






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