Gregory Baumann

How they died

Deadly force

Baumann/Ramsey was asleep behind a bench. A police officer on patrol spotted his Trek mountain bike and stopped. Running his name produced two warrants for failure to appear in Justice Court. Because of the warrants, the officer prepared to arrest Baumann/Ramsey, who became belligerent. At least two other officers and eventually a supervisor arrived to back up the initial officer. He became agitated, and pulled a semiautomatic .45-caliber pistol from his sleeping bag and fired a shot. After the first shot, Ramsey/Baumann's gun jammed, but two officers were already firing on him, striking him numerous times in the chest, killing him.

Why we remember them

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

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