Darrius Stewart

How they died

Deadly force

Stewart was traveling in a other that was stopped by police for a broken headlight. Authorities said he was placed in the back of a patrol car, unhandcuffed, while officers ran his name. When the officers returned to handcuff Stewart and take him into custody for outstanding warrants, police said he became combative and struck an officer with the handcuffs. The officer then drew his gun and fired. Stewart's mother told local news that her son had never been arrested and that the warrants were for someone else with the same name.

Why we remember them

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

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