Fatal Encounters

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

Jamontae Welch

Name: Jamontae Welch
Age: 15
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 10/05/2020
Location: Emmerson Ave. North and North 18th Ave
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55411
County: Hennepin
Agency: Minneapolis Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: At 1:44 a.m., officers reportedly saw a vehicle they recognized as being stolen. When police tried to stop the vehicle, it fled, and police said they chased it for around two minutes until the driver lost control, and the vehicle flipped and rolled, killing the three teenagers inside: Jamontae Welch, 15, Demetrius Dobbins, 16, and another child whose name, age, and gender were withheld by police.
Unique ID: 28897

News article: Link






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