Ben Tarell Miller
Name: Ben Tarell Miller
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/18/2006
Location: 7812 Greenspan Ave
Dallas, Texas, 75232
County: Dallas
Agency: Dallas Police Department
Cause of Death: Drug overdose
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Responding to a major disturbance, Officers Hannah Tamez and Jonathan Crump saw Miller laying in a front yard, flailing around and talking to himself. Officers requested backup and an ambulance. Paramedics responded. Miller refused treatment and shouted that he wanted to die. Officers put handcuffs and leg restraints on Miller and transported him to Parkland Hospital, where he died.
Unique ID: 5133
News article: Link
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