Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Keean Smalls
Gender : Male
Age : 23
Race : Black
Date : 02/21/2021
Location : Gordon Highway and Barton Chapel Road
City : Augusta
County : Richmond
State : Georgia
Agency : Richmond County Sheriff’s Office
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Killed during crash following police pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On February 21, 2021, 23-year-old Keean Smalls of Augusta, Georgia, died after a police pursuit ended in a crash. Around 4:00 a.m., Richmond County Sheriff's deputies attempted to stop Smalls’ vehicle on Gordon Highway. Smalls did not stop, and deputies initiated a pursuit. The chase ended when Smalls drove through a Sprint gas station parking lot near Barton Chapel Road and crashed into the rear of a parked tractor-trailer. Smalls was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:55 a.m. He had to be extricated from the vehicle. The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wjbf.com/csra-news/one-dead-after-police-pursuit-on-gordon-highway/
https://www.wrdw.com/2021/02/21/police-chase-leaves-one-dead-in-augusta/
https://theaugustapress.com/augusta-man-is-killed-in-police-chase-keean-smalls-was-busted-with-stolen-gun-on-last-traffic-stop/
