Fatal Encounters

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

Deandre L. Baldon

Name: Deandre L. Baldon
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 07/09/2007
Location: 203 Eggert Rd
Buffalo, New York, 14215
County: Erie
Agency: Buffalo Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Deandre Baldon and at least two other teenagers were chasing a car and shooting at it. Following a vehicle then a foot chase, Officer Gerald Smith fatally shot Deandre Baldon when he saw the youth's "shiny metal" belt buckle glimmering in the dark and thought it was a gun.
Unique ID: 29533

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