Fatal Encounters

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Stafford L. Shaw Sr.

Name: Stafford L. Shaw Sr.
Age: 46
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 05/29/2015
Location: Woodman Rd & I-295
Glen Allen, Virginia, 23060
County: Henrico
Agency: Virginia State Police
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Double-homicide suspect Stafford L. Shaw located in motion on I-295 by state troopers took his 1997 Corvette into the grass median in an attempt to escape. Within seconds he'd caused a four-car pileup, killing himself and two innocent motorists, Wendell E. Hayman and Ethel D. Ellis.
Unique ID: 16172

News article: Link






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