Fatal Encounters

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Alexis Leigh Davis-Gooden

Name: Alexis Leigh Davis-Gooden
Age: 35
Gender: Female
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 02/11/2021
Location: 1 Buffington St
Watervliet, New York, 12189
County: Albany
Agency: Menands Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Alexis Leigh Davis-Gooden was pulled over on Broadway in Menands. An officer spoke to her and took her information returning to his patrol vehicle to run the information through the state and federal system. The officer returned to the car, had a conversation with Davis-Gooden, and while he was returning to his patrol car, she fled, headed toward Watervliet. Shortly after taking off, she lost control of her vehicle and fatally crashed into the front gate of the Watervliet Arsenal.
Unique ID: 29651

News article: Link






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