Fatal Encounters

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

Louis DecQuir

Name: Louis DecQuir
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 10/18/2002
Location: 8900 block South Marshfield Avenue
Chicago, Illinois, 60620
County: Cook
Agency: Chicago Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Decquir died after he was chased on foot by police who saw him at 4:15 p.m. walking with an open can of beer in the 8900 block South Marshfield Avenue. After he was caught, Decquir told the officers that he had asthma and was having trouble breathing
Unique ID: 2029

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