Cody Paris “See Smoke” Belgard

How they died

Deadly force

Police encountered Cody Paris "See Smoke" Belgard parked in a car that had been involved in a prior police chase. Officers ordered Belgard to show his hands, but he refused. A woman on the passenger side got out of the car, and Belgard then fled in the car. Officers caught up to Belgard and ordered him to show his hands and get on the ground numerous times. Belgard reportedly kept reaching in his pockets as though he had a gun and then made a pointing motion. The officers shot and killed him. Belgard was unarmed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Cody Paris “See Smoke” Belgard, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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