Jeffrey Sims

How they died

Deadly force

Deputies Miguel Kent and Djhon Knight saw what they thought was an abandoned two-door passenger car on the side of the road, police said. As they approached the car, they noticed Sims in the driver's seat and a handgun in the back seat. The deputies, who were in uniform, positioned themselves on either side of the car and ordered Sims to remain still and not reach for the gun. Sims instead took off his shirt and placed it to obstruct the deputies' view. When the shirt fell from the window, the deputies saw Sims was in the back seat holding the gun. When Sims refused orders to lower the gun, Kent shot and killed him.

Why we remember them

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

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