Fatal Encounters

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

Edward Richardson

Name: Edward Richardson
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 02/01/2000
Location: Appling Harlem Road & I-20
Harlem, Georgia, 30814
County: Columbia
Agency: Columbia County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: When Edward Richardson was killed in a car accident, he might have been fleeing the scene of his estranged wife's stabbing. While this media account doesn't explicitly say that deputies were involved, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration lists this as a police-chase involved death.
Unique ID: 25777

News article: Link






View Larger Map