Derrick Bryant

How they died

Deadly force

At 2:45 a.m., police went in search of a person reportedly trying to break into an apartment, police said. The officers didn't find anyone there, but about a block away, they found a man dragging the female resident of the apartment down the street. Police said Derrick Bryant ignored police commands to drop a knife and release the woman. When Bryant began to slit the woman's throat, one of three officers opened fire, killing Bryant.

Why we remember them

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

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