Fatal Encounters

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Kevin L. Duncan

Name: Kevin L. Duncan
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/20/2021
Location: 500 block East High Avenue
Bellefontaine, Ohio, 43311
County: Logan
Agency: Bellefontaine Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Officers pulled over a man and told him to get out of the vehicle. An officer reportedly got hurt in a fight. When backup officers arrived, they found the man exhibiting aggressive behavior. Officers sicced a dog on him, and after he was restrained he reportedly started having a medical emergency. Multiple doses of Narcan were not successful, and he died.
Unique ID: 29856

News article: Link






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