Ryan Charles Deitrich

How they died

Deadly force

According to police, officers were called to check on the well-being of a man in the 8600 block Oakleigh Road. When they arrived, Deitrich was outside his home. He threatened officers with a knife and charged them. At least one officer shot him multiple times. An emergency medical team treated Deitrich lying in the street for about 15 minutes, while tactical units searched the house to make sure no one else was inside. Witnesses dispute the police narrative, saying that Deitrich came out of the house upon police request over a bullhorn, never threatened police, and he was surrounded by police when they shot him, but he did not receive immediate first aid.

Why we remember them

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

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