Death by Cop – 2023
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Jerome Hightower
Case # :1991
Gender : Male
Age : 34
Race : Black
Date : 04/04/2023
Location : Unknown
City : St. Louis
County : St. Louis
State : Missouri
Agency : St. Louis PD
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of death : Vehicle
Event : Third party motorist killed by police chase
Disposition : No Known charges
Open records summary :
Per St. Louis PD, their officers were chasing a Kia that had allegedly stolen something from Dollar General. When stop sticks were deployed, the Kia went into North City and crashed into a Blue Infiniti G35. The St. Louis Metro PD then took over the case and reported that third party motorist Jerome Hightowerwhose car the police chase had crashed into had died.
Bystanders said they saw kids being taken out of the Kia after the crash. A police report stated there were two 3-year-olds inside the car at the time of the police chase and crash. The children and two other adults who were inside the car at the time were listed in stable condition following the incident. Jerome Hightower, the driver of the car who was hit by the chase, died.