Fatal Encounters

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

Cheyenne A. Pierce

Name: Cheyenne A. Pierce
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/14/2013
Location: Interstate 85 & Bohannon Road
Fairburn, Georgia, 30213
County: Fulton
Agency: Georgia State Patrol
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Police were chasing a car that had been identified as stolen from Union City, police said. The chase entered I-85 and the stolen car eventually went off the road near Bohannon Road. According to Georgia State Patrol, the person driving the 1996 BMW lost control, and the car struck a culvert, rolling the car several times and ejecting both people inside before hitting a tree. Cheyenne Pierce, 17, was thrown from the vehicle and killed.
Unique ID: 13105

News article: Link






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