Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Robert “Lil Rob” Howard
Age : 30
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/06/2021
Location : Frayser Boulevard and Denver Street
City : Memphis
County : Shelby
State : Tennessee
Agency : Memphis Police Department
Officer(s) :Patric Ferguson
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during kidnapping
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/06/2021, Robert Howard was taken from a residence in the 3500 block of Mark Twain Street in Memphis by on duty Memphis police officer Patric Ferguson. According to court records, Ferguson encountered Howard outside the home while armed with his personal handgun and forced him into the back of a police vehicle. Ferguson then drove Howard less than half a mile to the area of Frayser Boulevard and Denver Street. Howard was later found dead from gunshot wounds. Ferguson was arrested and charged in state court with first degree murder and kidnapping. Federal prosecutors later charged Ferguson with civil rights violations related to Howard’s death.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/us/memphis-police-officer-kidnapping.html
https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/former-memphis-officer-hit-with-federal-charges-19447608.php
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-world/national/article288431151.html
