Thomas Leon White Jr.
Name: Thomas Leon White Jr.
Age: 14
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 06/30/2003
Location: East Shore Drive
St. Paul, Minnesota, 55106
County: Ramsey
Agency: St. Paul Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Relatives of a 14-year-old boy who drowned after driving a stolen car into Lake Phalen thanked police for trying to save the boy. Thomas Leon White died after being chased by police through an east side neighborhood. Police said White freed himself from the sinking car and yelled for help but the two pursuing officers, who were slightly injured when their squad car also went into the water, couldn't find him in time.
Unique ID: 2603
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