Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Joel Adames

Gender : Male

Age : 31

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 08/03/2022

Location : Unknown

City : Inwood

County : Manhattan

State : New York

Agency : NYPD

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by alleged police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

A vehicle sped through a red light at an intersection in Inwood at very high speed and crashed onto the sidewalk, killing two bystanders. Police were seen on foot within seconds at the crash site, but police deny that they had been chasing the vehicle which some eyewitnesses had claimed. NYPD continue to deny their involvement in causing this crash.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 2

SOURCE LINKS :

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2022/08/08/video-raises-questions-about-possible-police-chase-before-fatal-inwood-crash

Security Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4ug6TnAeAQ&rco=1