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John Kennedy Fitzgerald Bolden

Name: John Kennedy Fitzgerald Bolden
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/03/2021
Location: I-94
Lake Station, Indiana, 46405
County: Lake
Agency: LaPorte County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: At 12:52 p.m., deputies started a chasing an allegedly stolen 2020 Infiniti QX60. The vehicle was traveling fast and was able to avoid stop sticks placed in the road. The chase continued into Lake County, where the QX60 reportedly hit a Porter County Sheriff's car. The impact caused the driver of the QX60 to lose control and hit a median wall, rolling over several times before coming to a stop on the opposite side of the median wall. The driver and seat passenger were ejected. The passenger was injured. The driver, John Kennedy Fitzgerald Bolden, was killed.
Unique ID: 31367

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