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Leon Brackens
United States · Aged 47 · Died 04/21/2011
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Less-than-lethal force
Physically slight and suffering from sickle-cell anemia, Brackens was an involuntary participant in a police chase. He can be heard in a call to the police pleading for help. As video evidence shows when the car stopped a group of officers beat the unarmed, unthreatening, cooperative Brackens mercilessly, leaving him permanently disfigured and wheelchair bound. He died of the injuries eight months later.
Alleged responsible partyLouisville Metro Police Department, Jeffersonville Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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