Fatal Encounters

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

Tachone T. Harrison "Peanut"

Name: Tachone T. Harrison "Peanut"
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 01/13/2012
Location: 4119 Dixie Highway
Shively, Kentucky, 40216
County: Jefferson
Agency: Louisville Metro Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: In frigid weather Tachone Harrison and another teenaged suspect swiped a warmed-up car with the keys in. When police spotted it, they wouldn't pull over, setting up a pursuit. The teens crashed into a telephone pole shortly afterward, killing Harrison and sadly also killing an uninvolved pedestrian in the wrong place at the wrong time, Audrey Brandon.
Unique ID: 10961

News article: Link






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