Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Akeem Jihad Carson
Gender : Male
Age : 30
Race : Black
Date : 08/11/2021
Location : Pearson Road near Monterey Road
City : Pearl
County : Rankin
State : Mississippi
Agency : Pearl Police Department
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Driver killed by police chase crash
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On August 11, 2021, at approximately 5:24 a.m., a Pearl Police officer attempted to stop a 2005 tan Lincoln Town Car for speeding on Pearson Road near Old Whitfield Road. The driver, identified as 30-year-old Akeem Jihad Carson of Canton, Mississippi, did not stop. Police escalated a chase that lasted until Carson lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a wooded area near Monterey Road. Emergency responders extricated Carson from the vehicle, and he was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlbt.com/2021/08/11/suspect-dies-injuries-after-pursuit-by-pearl-police/
