Fatal Encounters

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

Dustin James Boone

Name: Dustin James Boone
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 11/04/2009
Location: 7740 Scoby Court
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89147
County: Clark
Agency: Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Boone died after three Las Vegas police officers took him into custody for a mental health evaluation.One of the officers used a lateral vascular neck restraint, similar to a sleeper hold, to subdue the 340-pound man, which the medical examiner said led to his death.
Unique ID: 8576

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