At Rest
A living memorial to lives lost to injustice, greed, and war.
HomeAbout♥ Sign the PetitionENES
MB
In loving memory
Michael Torell Benit
United States · Aged 35 · Died 12/17/2010
Other
How they died
Deadly force
While under law enforcement surveillance, Benit and another man kicked open an apartment door and put apartment property in a other. They began to drive away. The other stopped at the apartment entrance. The other man popped the hood of the other. Officer Huston ordered the men to the ground. The other man lay down. Benit drove toward Officer Huston. Officer Huston shot at the other twice, striking Benit once.
Alleged responsible partyIrving Police Department, Carrollton Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
Why we remember them
This record exists so that Michael Torell Benit, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
References & sources
Others we remember.
More lives from the archive.
At Rest
At Rest
At Rest