Fatal Encounters

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Clarence Leon Davis

Name: Clarence Leon Davis
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 04/03/2017
Location: US-501 and County Line Rd
Rougemont, North Carolina, 27572
County: Orange
Agency: Person County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Officers with the Roxboro Police Department said they had a checkpoint set up and that Davis turned around about 500 yards prior to arriving at the checkpoint. Deputies were chasing the vehicle when it crossed over the median and struck another vehicle head-on. The driver, Clarence Leon Davis, was killed, and Earl Bailey, who was inside the second vehicle, was injured.
Unique ID: 6480

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