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Star Shells

Gender : Female

Age : 28

Race : Black

Date : 05/24/2021

Location : NE 16th Street and Martin Luther King Avenue

City : Oklahoma City

County : Oklahoma

State : Oklahoma

Agency : Oklahoma City Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 05/24/2021, Star Shells, 28, the pregnant mother of two boys, had just dropped her sons at John Rex Elementary School when Oklahoma City Police Department officers chased an allegedly stolen vehicle into her past, killing her. Community members raised concerns on social media about the necessity of the high-speed pursuit, given that the vehicle’s location was being actively tracked.
Total Fatalities/Injuries: 1 fatality

SOURCE LINKS :

https://oklahoma-news.com/2021/05/25/28-year-old-woman-identified-as-innocent-driver-killed-after-police-chase-ends-in-crash-in-ne-okc/
• https://okcfox.com/news/local/star-shells-killed-in-oklahoma-city-police-chase-files-wrongful-death-lawsuit-wacey-gerron-mikles-connie-basco-elijah-reeves-crime-martin-luther-king-boulevard-may-24-2024-okcpd-unborn-son
• https://kfor.com/news/local/family-of-pregnant-bystander-killed-during-high-speed-police-chase-sues-the-city-of-okc/
• https://www.yahoo.com/news/okc-police-overhaul-chase-policy-102459195.html
• https://www.news9.com/story/6478a900891f82073aa8d938/family-of-woman-killed-in-oklahoma-city-police-pursuit-sue-city
• https://www.koco.com/article/police-chase-ends-in-crash-closes-street-in-northeast-oklahoma-city-police-say/36518025
• https://ktvz.com/cnn-regional/2023/06/02/family-of-pregnant-woman-killed-in-crash-during-police-chase-sues-oklahoma-city-police-department/
• https://kfor.com/news/local/oklahoma-city-police-release-report-on-police-chase-crash-that-resulted-in-death-of-local-mother/
• https://news.law/family-files-lawsuit-against-oklahoma-city-after-pregnant-bystander-killed-in-police-chase/
• https://www.news9.com/story/60ad6d12a60e690bc46afb5f/innocent-woman-killed-in-okc-pursuit-was-pregnant-mother-of-2-boys-family-says--