Amir Keita Stevens
Name: Amir Keita Stevens
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/01/2021
Location: Whitfield Road and US-301
Sarasota, Florida, 34243
County: Manatee
Agency: Manatee County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: About midnight, deputies responded to a home after a 911 caller said a man was threatening to shoot a woman and their 1-year-old son. The victim ran to a neighbor's house, but the child was still inside the home with Amir Keita Stevens when deputies arrived. As deputies approached, Stevens ran from the home, got into his car and drove away. The child was unharmed. As a deputy chased Stevens, he lost control, ran off the road, struck an MCAT bus stop, a power pole and two trees, killing him.
Unique ID: 29420
News article: Link
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