Fatal Encounters

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Jamaal "Smurfee" Parish Mitchell

Name: Jamaal "Smurfee" Parish Mitchell
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 10/21/2021
Location: Queen Avenue and Duchess Drive
Salisbury, Maryland, 21801
County: Wicomico
Agency: Salisbury Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: At 10 p.m., a Salisbury police officer saw a car without lights and swerving. The officer attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled. The officer pursued the car believing that the driver was impaired. The driver turned onto Queen Avenue and struck a Wicomico County Sheriff's cruiser. He proceeded to Queen Avenue and struck another vehicle. The second crash caused the driver to lose control of the vehicle and enter Duchess Drive, where he struck a parked vehicle and hit a tree and was killed.
Unique ID: 31156

News article: Link






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