Thomas Franklin Sealey

How they died

Deadly force

Acting on a warrant for his arrest on federal drug charges and information that he would be going to this address to collect money, three LPD officers and one FBI officer waited to arrest him. Sealey reportedly approach the home with a firearm in his hand, demanding entry. When officers inside the home identified themselves, Sealey fled toward a wooded area and scaled a chain-link fence. Officers say that from the other side of the fence, Sealey raised and pointed the firearm at them. He was shot at least 4 times and his 9MM semi-auto Taurus was not fired, despite early reports.

Why we remember them

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

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