Fatal Encounters

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

Harry J. Whittington

Name: Harry J. Whittington
Age: 48
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 11/29/2004
Location: Big Creek Dr SW & Homesville Rd SW
Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, 39629
County: Lincoln
Agency: Lincoln County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Whittington was killed during a high speed police pursuit. He was a passenger in a 1996 GMC Sierra pick-up truck driven by Russell L. Hart, 44, which was being chased by deputy Johnny Hall, who had tried to pull Hart over for speeding. The truck went off the road and over-corrected before it left the road again and hit a tree. Whittington was pronounced dead at the scene just before 10 p.m.
Unique ID: 3800

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