Fatal Encounters

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

Keonna Redmond

Name: Keonna Redmond
Age: 15
Gender: Female
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 10/24/2014
Location: 2400 block Vernon Drive
Jackson, Mississippi, 39204
County: Hinds
Agency: Jackson Police Department
Cause of Death: Vehicle
Intended Use of Force: Vehic/Purs
Media summary: Keonna Redmond was a passenger in a stolen car that crashed after fleeing a traffic stop. The car sped past the officer, turned a corner and ran into a tree. Redmond died at the scene, police said. Another teenager was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center with critical injuries. The driver of the car ran from the scene and was arrested later. Police said there was no chase because the officer didn't have time to give pursuit because the car crashed shortly after fleeing the traffic stop.
Unique ID: 15253

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