Fatal Encounters

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

Jose Panameno

Name: Jose Panameno
Age: 51
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 01/02/2018
Location: Satellite Boulevard and Beaver Ruin Road
Norcross, Georgia, 30071
County: Gwinnett
Agency: Gwinnett County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A deputy with a license plate reader got a hit on a stolen car on I-85. The deputy tried to get the driver, identified as William Jackson, 37, to pull over. There was a pursuit that lasted less than a minute, and speeds reached more than 100 miles per hour. Jose Panameno was at a stoplight on Satellite Boulevard when Jackson came down Beaver Ruin Road, jumped the median and crashed into him, killing Panameno.
Unique ID: 23723

News article: Link






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