Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Xzavier Deyonté Hill
Age : 18
Gender : Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/09/2021
Location : I-64 near mile marker 173
City : Ridge
County : Henrico
State : Virginia
Agency : Virginia State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after pursuit
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On 01/09/2021 at approximately 4:35 a.m., a Virginia State Police trooper observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on Interstate 64 in Henrico County. Police said a pursuit followed, reaching speeds well over 100 miles per hour. The vehicle left the roadway and slid down an embankment into the median near mile marker 173. Two troopers approached the vehicle. According to police accounts, Xzavier Deyonté Hill displayed a firearm during the encounter, and troopers opened fire, killing him. A grand jury later declined to indict the troopers involved. Hill’s family filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit challenging the circumstances of the shooting.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://richmond.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/virginia-state-police-shoot-kill-man-after-high-speed-chase/article_563b78aa-664d-5f39-a3ba-ea4a737382e7.html
https://www.pilotonline.com/virginia/vp-nw-state-troopers-lawsuit-shooting-20220415-6kd3vyuhdbboznvlzcdwhbfw5a-story.html
https://www.vpm.org/news/2023-03-29/xzavier-hill-wrongful-death-lawsuit-hearing
