Fatal Encounters

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

Cortez J. McAfee

Name: Cortez J. McAfee
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 03/09/2003
Location: 72nd Terrace and Holmes Road
Kansas City, Missouri, 64131
County: Jackson
Agency: Kansas City Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Cortez J. McAfee was killed when he crashed an allegedly stolen car while fleeing police. At about 5:15 p.m., an officer saw a car backing into a far corner of the parking lot of a service station near Meyer Boulevard and Troost Avenue. The officer thought it looked suspicious and checked the license plate. Records showed the vehicle had been reported stolen.
Unique ID: 2363

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