Fatal Encounters

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

James Hamrick

Name: James Hamrick
Age: 34
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 07/31/2000
Location: Wilkinson and Old Steele Creek Road
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208
County: Mecklenburg
Agency: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: A 21-year-old suspect in a high-speed chase with police ran a red light at about 90 MPH and violently collided with a vehicle carrying James Hamrick and his cousin Danny Thomas McCorey. The suspect, wanted for a traffic violation, was charged with two counts of second degree murder.
Unique ID: 364

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