Name withheld by police

How they died

Deadly force

According to police, two people were standing on the sidewalk of 2nd Street and Ocean Drive when a white BMW tried to parallel park along the curb. The driver began to hit the victim's car while he was backing into the spot. When the car couldn't fit into the spot, he tried to push the victim's car back. When the victims saw this, they confronted the driver. One of the victims saw the driver pass a gun to Jeffery Alexander, 19. Police said Alexander began to shoot and hit both victims. One victim was shot in the leg; he was later released from the hospital. However, the other victim, Ladarian Tyrell Phillips, 30, was shot in the back and later died. The BMW then took off and police began to chase them. The BMW and two police cruisers crashed on 5th Street and Alton Road. Two officers fired their guns at the people inside the BMW. One person was shot and killed.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Name withheld by police, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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