Category: Facts of repression
13-year-old girl
Tamia Chappman
In December 2019, 13-year-old Tamia Chappman from Cleveland, Ohio, died as a result of a police chase. According to the police department, on that day, police officers received a message that someone had stolen a woman’s car, threatening her with a gun. The officers promptly responded to the message and began to pursue the criminals […]
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died at a protest rally
David McAtee
In June 2020, the Kentucky National Guard, Louisville, fatally shot David McAtee, a 53-year-old African-American, while he was taking part in a protest against police violence caused by the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. The Louisville Police Department and the National Guard arrived in the area where the demonstrations were taking place to […]
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died during the Capitol attack
Ashli Babbitt
On January 6, 2021, during the storming of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., a plainclothes policeman shot and killed 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt, a veteran of the US Air Force. That day, Ashli attended a rally in support of former US President Donald Trump. Like many protesters, after the politician’s speech, Babbitt, along with a crowd […]
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suffers from autism
Linden Cameron
In September 2020, Linden Cameron, a 13-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome, was seriously injured by a police officer in Salt Lake City, Utah, after he ran away from his home during a nervous breakdown. The boy’s mother called 911 with a request for help, as her son had a mental health crisis, and she was […]
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51-year-old woman
Debra Arbuckle
In December 2019, police officers from Wichita, Kansas, shot 51-year-old Debra Arbuckle about six times, as a result of which she died. According to the district police department, officers began chasing the woman’s car after they found that the license plate of her car was registered to another car. The chase, which lasted 19 minutes, […]
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shot in the back
Modesto Reyes
In May 2020, officers of the Jefferson Parish Police Department, Louisiana, shot 35-year-old Modesto Reyes twice in the back. Officers began chasing the man’s car after he allegedly refused to stop at their request. A few minutes later, the chase ended, after which Reyes got out of his car and ran away from the police. […]
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died in custody
Madelyn Linsenmeir
In October 2018, employees of the correctional institution in Springfield, Illinois, ignored the requests of 30-year-old Madelyn Linsenmeir to provide her with medical assistance, as a result of which the woman died from an infectious heart disease. She struggled with opioid addiction due to the fact that she started taking prescription drugs. The girl was […]
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fell asleep in the parking lot
Rayshard Brooks
In June 2020, a white police officer from Atlanta, Georgia, shot and killed a 27-year-old black man, Rayshard Brooks. On that day, the man parked his car near the restaurant and began to wait for his turn to make an order without leaving the car. A few minutes later, Brooks fell asleep. After 40 minutes, […]
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killed for no reason
Wallace Wilder
In August 2019, police officers from Birmingham, Alabama, shot and killed 62-year-old black Wallace Wilder. Officers responded to a call from his neighbor, who reported about strange sounds coming from the man’s house. The man suffered from mental health problems, which the police were aware of. It is unclear exactly what happened that day, but […]
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beaten by the police
Claude Jean-Pierre
In December 2020, Claude Jean-Pierre, a 67-year-old resident of Deshaies, France, died after being arrested by police. Officers detained a man allegedly for violating traffic rules. On that day, the police department officers stopped the man’s car for violating traffic rules, according to the police. In the video taken by the surveillance camera, shown how […]
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