Fatal Encounters

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

Emily Robins

Name: Emily Robins
Age: 16
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 09/21/2000
Location: S Dale Mabry Highway and W Azeele Street
Tampa, Florida, 33609
County: Hillsborough
Agency: Tampa Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Teens Alfred Kearns and Emily Robins fled from police in a Nissan Altima, reported stolen by Robins's father, who wished to teach his errant daughter a lesson. After a seven-minute chase at 90 MPH at 3 a.m. the teens' car struck and almost halved a car driven by Jordanian immigrant Richard Haddad. The two were killed instantly; Haddad was taken off life support after eight days.
Unique ID: 479

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