Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Name Not Disclosed
Gender : Female
Age : 20
Race : Unknown
Date : 04/29/2021
Location : 15 Mile Road& Van Dyke Avenue
City : Sterling Heights
County : Macomb
State : Michigan
Agency : Sterling Heights Police Department
Officer(s) :Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 04/29/2021, following the theft of vehicles from a dealership, officers from the Sterling Heights Police Department initiated a pursuit of a 17-year-old boy. The chase concluded when his vehicle collided with a Chevrolet Malibu at the intersection of 15 Mile Road and Van Dyke Avenue in Sterling Heights, killing a 20-year-old female bystander in the Malibu.
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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 :
• https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/sterling-heights-police-chase-ends-in-deadly-three-car-crash-killing-20-year-old-woman
• https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/04/30/police-woman-killed-in-macomb-county-by-speeding-teen-in-stolen-jeep/
• https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/05/04/17-year-old-charged-in-sterling-heights-crash-that-killed-20-year-old-woman/
• https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/fatal-crash-in-sterling-heights-tied-to-macomb-county-dealership-theft-where-four-cars-were-stolen