Roosevelt Toson

How they died

Deadly force

At approximately 12:42 a.m., uniformed officers responded to a radio call for a robbery in progress at a convenience store. Upon arrival, the officers were flagged down by someone, who pointed to a man and said that he had a gun. The man was running southbound on Torresdale Avenue. The officers pulled their police other alongside the offender as he was running and saw him pull a black handgun from his waistband, turn and point the weapon toward the officers. One of the officers shot and killed him. One plastic air gun, loaded with 15 small plastic projectiles, was allegedly recovered.

Why we remember them

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

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