Fatal Encounters

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

Damond M. Smith

Name: Damond M. Smith
Age: 26
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/02/2020
Location: 700 block North LaSalle Boulevard
Chicago, Illinois, 60654
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: A blue Lexus was involved in a crash with another vehicle about 1:45 a.m. When the female driver got out of the other vehicle, the 26-year-old man driving the Lexus told her he had a gun and took off. Police dispatchers broadcast a description of the Lexus and officers eventually spotted it and began a pursuit, police said. They reportedly called off the chase before the Lexus crashed into the pole and hydrant about 2:30 a.m. A man was killed and two other people, including a Chicago police officer, were injured.
Unique ID: 27641

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