Fatal Encounters

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Michael Ramsey

Name: Michael Ramsey
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 04/03/2018
Location: S Arlington Ave & S Brookville Rd
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46219
County: Marion
Agency: Indiana State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police reportedly had Mark Padgett under surveillance when he allegedly made a heroin deal out of an Oldsmobile. A state trooper working with police attempted to pull Padgett over and he fled at high speed. Padgett blew through a stop sign and the Oldsmobile slammed into a BMW automobile and a GMC pickup and burst into flames. Padgett was taken to a local hospital with broken bones in his right leg. His passenger in the Oldsmobile, 32-year-old Michael Ramsey, was pulled out by emergency personnel and later died.
Unique ID: 24493

News article: Link






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