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Hernandez Dowdy
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Gender
Male
Age
36 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
06/27/2012
Location
Chancellor St and Renault St Memphis TN 38118 Shelby
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Shot to death. Police say Dowdy, who was black, was a carjacking suspect whom they chased, and that they killed him because they mistakenly thought he had a gun. The owner of the car, a white woman, had filed a false report.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Memphis Police Department
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National Anthem
United States