Fatal Encounters

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

James Culberson

Name: James Culberson
Age: 25
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 12/24/2000
Location: 162 Franklin St.
Brooklyn, New York, 11222
County: Kings
Agency: City of New York Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Deadly force
Media summary: Jonathan Lynch and James Culberson attempted to rob the Two Flag Deli Grocery with a gun and knife, a bodega that happened to be owned by the mother-in-law of an NYPD detective; that detective happened to be in the store during the robbery. Lynch was holding a knife against the neck of the detective's wife when both suspects were shot to death. Both had significant criminal records.
Unique ID: 646

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