Fatal Encounters

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

Arthur Hutchinson

Name: Arthur Hutchinson
Age: 40
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/16/2000
Location: 3600 North Sheffield
Chicago, Illinois, 60613
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Hutchinson, who was homeless, was asked by an unidentified officer to leave the Addison L Stop for panhandling. The officer then reportedly encountered him in an alley. He claimed Hutchinson became belligerent and lunged at him with shiny object. He shot Hutchinson once in the chest. The object was a fork.
Unique ID: 121

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