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Shakira Jazzlyn Williams

Gender : Female

Age : 16

Race : Black

Date : 02/12/2024

Location : Unknown

City : Lansing

County : Ionia

State : Michigan

Agency : Ionia County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On February 11, 2024, at approximately 4:17 p.m., Ionia County Sheriff's Deputies arrived at the Walmart and Menards parking lot, where five people had allegedly stolen a vehicle, driven it to Walmart, and stolen another vehicle. They then proceeded to Menards and stole a second vehicle before leaving the area.
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An area broadcast was sent to surrounding counties, and Clinton County Deputies located the stolen vehicles. They initiated a high-speed pursuit through Clinton, Eaton, and Ionia Counties. Officers deployed spike strips. The second vehicle, a 2020 Kia Forte, continued northbound on Sunfield Highway near Bippley Road in Sebewa Township, where it lost control and struck a tree. A female passenger from Lansing was pronounced dead at the crash site. The other occupants were transported to Sparrow Hospital in Lansing with injuries.
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TOTAL FATALITIES DURING THIS INCIDENT: 1 fatality: Female occupant (identity not disclosed)

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2024/02/woman-in-stolen-vehicle-dies-in-crash-during-police-chase-police-say.html
https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2024/02/12/fatal-crash-lansing-woman-police-chase-ionia-eaton-clinton-counties/72568375007/
https://wbch.com/news/728633