Dominique Smith

How they died

Deadly force

Smith drove to his grandmother's house in a reportedly-stolen 1986 Cadillac. Emanuel Keith and Christopher Hetrick followed Smith to the house by patrol car without lights or sirens. Smith parked in front of the house. The officers parked behind the Cadillac, turned on their lights and confronted Smith, who had his hands in the pockets of his sweatshirt. They told him to put his hands up. Smith approached them instead. The officers fatally shot him. Officer Keith had served for 15 years. Officer Hetrick had served for 13 weeks.

Why we remember them

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

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