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Deshawn Jones
United States · Aged 17 · Died 08/19/2016
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Pursuit
Police responded to the Maple Avenue area around 2 a.m. for a report of two men looking into vehicles. An officer arrived and saw a Hyundai being driven by Rashid Bashir, 18, pull onto East Main Street traveling at a high speed, police said. After a short pursuit by police, the car crashed into several trees in a front yard. Deshawn Jones, of Meriden, a passenger in the other, died as a result of the crash.
Alleged responsible partyMeriden Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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