Christopher Hicks
Name: Christopher Hicks
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/26/2004
Location: 400 block S. State St.
Chicago, Illinois, 60605
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Christopher Hicks lost consciousness as one officer held him in a chokehold while two others handcuffed him. Police said they saw Hicks moving between cars inside a northbound Red Line train at around 10:20 p.m. Hicks fled the train as officers approached him. The officers chased Hicks, who allegedly became combative when they tried to arrest him. According to an autopsy, Hicks died of asphyxia due to restraint in a homicide.
Unique ID: 3399
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