Shakir Horton-Harris

How they died

Deadly force

Two off-duty officers working as security guards at a liquor store heard two gunshots from the motel next door. They saw Horton-Harris, who walked onto the store parking lot. When ordered to stop Horton-Harris dashed off about 25 feet, then turned at fired at the police. He was killed by return fire. He'd worn a Kevlar jacket and had just committed armed robbery at the motel.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Shakir Horton-Harris, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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