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Dontrell Stephens
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/13/2013
Location : Haverhill Road and Okeechobee Boulevard
City : West Palm Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Adams Lin
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police following paralysis complications
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dontrell Stephens was shot in the spine by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy Adams Lin, who stopped him while he was riding his bicycle and mistook Stephens' cellphone for a weapon. In 2016, a federal jury awarded Stephens $22.5 million during a civil trial, but the verdict was later overturned by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The Florida House of Representatives awarded Stephens $6 million in June 2020. Stephens died from complications associated with his paralysis in September 2021.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :4
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date :
Location : Interstate 10 near mile marker 86
City : Okaloosa County
County : Okaloosa
State : Florida
Agency : Florida Highway Patrol
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Child killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A 4-year-old boy was killed in June 2023 after D'Quinn Tyrek Butler led Florida Highway Patrol on a high-speed chase on Interstate 10. Butler refused to stop near mile marker 62 and was chased at speeds over 110 mph before crashing near mile marker 86 when his Dodge Charger crossed into westbound lanes and was hit by a semi-truck. The boy, seated in a booster seat, was pronounced dead at the scene.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.fox10tv.com/2025/07/11/louisiana-man-pleads-no-contest-after-florida-interstate-pursuit-resulting-childs-death/
https://www.yahoo.com/news/louisiana-man-pleaded-no-contest-130141046.html