Fatal Encounters

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

Braydon Henley

Name: Braydon Henley
Age: 3
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 01/26/2021
Location: S Willow Avenue and Interstate Drive
Cookeville, Tennessee, 38501
County: Putnam
Agency: Tennessee Highway Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Troopers were pursuing a 2020 Toyota Tacoma on I-40 at around 7:41 a.m. The driver of the truck, later identified as 25-year-old Michael Don Shepherd of Pegram, fled and police pursued him until he entered an intersection and struck a 2021 Nissan Versa, killing 24-year-old Amanda Chatman and her 3-year-old and 4-year-old children, Braydon and Alexton.
Unique ID: 29554

News article: Link






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