Fatal Encounters

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Deqouya Carroll

Name: Deqouya Carroll
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Race: Native American/Alaskan
Date: 09/24/2016
Location: Plymouth Rd. and Haggerty Rd.
Plymouth, Michigan, 48170
County: Wayne
Agency: Livonia Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police said around 9:07 p.m., they got a report of a Ford Mustang doing doughnuts and crashing into garbage cans before leaving the Garfield Elementary School parking lot. Police located the car at Yale and Plymouth and attempted a traffic stop,but the Mustang reportedly accelerated. Livonia police said they gave chase, but stopped after the driver shut off the car's lights near Newburgh. The Mustang hit another vehicle about a mile from where police said they ended their pursuit. When police arrived, the Mustang was "fully engulfed in flames," the statement said. Deqouya Carroll and Mark Wittrock, both 14, died at the scene. They were reportedly identified by way of dental records.
Unique ID: 20934

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