Fatal Encounters

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

Shakayla Hill

Name: Shakayla Hill
Age: 14
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 02/17/2020
Location: Napier Avenue and Habersham Avenue
Macon, Georgia, 31204
County: Bibb
Agency: Bibb County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Pursuit
Media summary: Around 1:30 a.m., a deputy attempted to make a traffic stop after a car ran a red light. The driver fled and while police were chasing him, he lost control and hit a tree, flipping the car, taking down a power line, and throwing the driver and four passengers from the vehicle. Shakayla Hill was killed, and a 15-year-old girl, and the 15-year-old male driver were injured. The vehicle was allegedly stolen and the driver has been charged with several felonies including murder.
Unique ID: 27564

News article: Link






View Larger Map