Fatal Encounters

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

David Jennings

Name: David Jennings
Age:
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 06/10/2005
Location: 228 Chestnut Street
Nutley, New Jersey, 7110
County: Essex
Agency: Nutley Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: David Jennings was apprehended on drug charges and later hung himself in holding cell with his pants. Available Media reports don't state categorically whether he was booked, so this incident may be outside of FatalEncounters dataset, which does not include individuals after they've been booked into the jail or prison system.
Unique ID: 21743

News article: Link






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