Fatal Encounters

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

Daniel Austin

Name: Daniel Austin
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 06/20/2000
Location: 6245 South Western Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60636
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Daniel Austin died after struggling with an off-duty officer at a Bank One branch on the Southwest Side. According to police, Austin entered the bank and spoke with an employee at about 3:40 p.m. Austin allegedly became loud and combative, and then pushed the employee. The off-duty CPD officer, who was working as a security guard, asked Austin to leave and, when he refused, attempted to escort him out. Austin allegedly became combative again, police said, and became unresponsive.
Unique ID: 285

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