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Michael Contrell Adams III

Gender : Male

Age : 16

Race : Black

Date : 08/08/2021

Location : Grand Boulevard & Milwaukee

City : Detroit

County : Wayne

State : Michigan

Agency : Detroit Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during drag racing investigation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On August 8, 2021, around midnight, an estimated 200 people and cars were participating in drag racing and drifting at the intersection of Grand Boulevard and Milwaukee in Detroit. Undercover officers from the Detroit Police Department were monitoring the situation from an unmarked vehicle. During the event, their vehicle was struck by another car. The front seat passenger of the vehicle that collided with the officers' car reportedly got out with a handgun. Undercover officers opened fire and killed the passenger.

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TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: 1 fatality

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Last Update: 12/26/2024

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SOURCE LINKS :

1. https://voiceofdetroit.net/2021/09/29/detroit-undercover-cops-murdered-michael-adams-iii-19-and-unarmed-on-aug-8-says-20m-lawsuit/
2. https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/attorney-suing-detroit-police-claims-man-fatally-shot-was-unarmed-chief-says-he-pointed-gun-first
3. https://www.waynecounty.com/elected/prosecutor/no-charges-to-issue-in-fatal-police-shooting-after-east.aspx
4. https://www.deadlinedetroit.com/articles/28991/teen_killed_by_detroit_police_in_drag_racing_incident_was_unarmed_lawsuit_alleges
5. https://www.bridgedetroit.com/detroit-teens-family-demands-justice-one-year-after-he-was-killed-by-police/
6. https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/lawsuit-alleges-man-who-detroit-police-say-pointed-gun-at-undercover-officers-was-unarmed-when-killed
7. https://wdet.org/2021/10/06/Teenager-Killed-by-Undercover-Police-Was-Unarmed-New-Lawsuit-Alleges/
8. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/detroit-city/2023/09/01/prosecutors-detroit-police-officers-justified-in-2-fatal-shootings-kiazia-miller/70740033007/