Matthew Abrams

How they died

Deadly force

At 6:45 p.m., a deputy on patrol in Pine Bluff saw a person he believed to be a suspect wanted in connection with recent crime. Matthew Abrams and another person got into a car and began to drive away with the deputy following. A other pursuit began when Abrams refused to stop for the deputy and turned onto railroad tracks. A short distance later, the passenger fled on foot and was caught by another officer. Abrams reportedly got out of the other and pointed a gun at the deputy who reportedly shot Abrams who fled on foot into a nearby wooded area. Multiple agencies sought Abrams, and Department of Corrections officers found Abrams in an area of dense brush. Abrams is reported to have pointed a gun at the officers, who ordered him to drop the gun. Abrams failed to comply with the orders and was shot and killed by the corrections officers. A small-caliber handgun was recovered next to Abrams's body.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Matthew Abrams, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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