Dewayne Begay

How they died

Deadly force

Family members called 911 saying the man was trying to kick down the door of their apartment. They said they had locked the man out earlier after he had punched his daughter. When officers arrived, the man was angry and intoxicated, police said. He refused repeatedly to put down a two-by-four and instead advanced toward the officers, police said. The officers shot and killed the man.

Why we remember them

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

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