Deshawn Jones
Name: Deshawn Jones
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 08/19/2016
Location: 288 Maple Ave.
Meriden, Connecticut, 6450
County: New Haven
Agency: Meriden Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Police responded to the Maple Avenue area around 2 a.m. for a report of two men looking into vehicles. An officer arrived and saw a Hyundai being driven by Rashid Bashir, 18, pull onto East Main Street traveling at a high speed, police said. After a short pursuit by police, the car crashed into several trees in a front yard. Deshawn Jones, of Meriden, a passenger in the vehicle, died as a result of the crash.
Unique ID: 22926
News article: Link
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