Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Xavier Mena

Gender : Male

Age : 11

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 05/14/2022

Location : 2600 block of E Canfield

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit PD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Detroit police officers in the area of Russel Street and Warren Avenue attempted a traffic stop on the vehicle that fled. Police escalated a high-speed chase and the vehicle into a tree in the 2660 block of East Canfield Street. Two other children were injured while 11-year-old Xavier Mena was pronounced dead at the scene.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mlive.com/news/2022/05/teen-charged-in-police-chase-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-boy.html