Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Kortez Morris 2 of 3

Gender : Male

Age : 21

Race : Black

Date : 08/10/2023

Location : LA-77 near Smith Acres

City : West Baton Rouge

County : West Baton Rouge Parish

State : Louisiana

Agency : west Baton Rouge PD

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

West Baton Rouge PD chased a stolen car at speeds in excess of 100 mph until the car hit a tree and burst into flames, killing 3.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.katc.com/news/covering-louisiana/three-dead-after-pursuit-of-stolen-vehicle-ends-in-crash

https://www.wafb.com/2023/08/29/deputies-identify-4-involved-deadly-multi-parish-vehicle-pursuit-that-ended-flames/