Derrick Allan Smith

How they died

Deadly force

Smith's common-law wife called police to report that he injured himself and was suicidal. Officers responded. According to authorities, Smith hid in a bathroom with a screwdriver. Officers kicked the door in. Smith threatened officers with the screwdriver. An officer shot him with a stun gun. Smith pulled away the prongs and continued to approach officers. An officer fatally shot him with a gun.

Why we remember them

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

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