Fatal Encounters

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

Ryan P. McGinness

Name: Ryan P. McGinness
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/27/2012
Location: U-183 Bypass and Golf Course Road
Hays, Kansas, 67601
County: Ellis
Agency: Hays Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Ryan P. McGinness was killed when he crashed his 2012 Suzuki motorcycle during a police chase. According to police, the officer had been pursuing McGinness for less than a minute when he failed to negotiate a curve and hit embankment at around 6:45 p.m. McGinness flipped multiple times and ended up in a field.
Unique ID: 11625

News article: Link






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