At Rest
A living memorial to lives lost to injustice, greed, and war.
HomeAbout♥ Sign the PetitionENES
In loving memory
Errol Shaw Sr.
United States · Aged 39 · Died 08/29/2000
Other
How they died
Deadly force
Four officers went to Shaw's residence responding to a 911 call (later found to be exaggerated). They found Shaw and his son in their driveway. Shaw disappeared briefly into his back yard and returned with a metal rake. Officers commanded him to drop it, and when it didn't they fatally shot him twice. Shaw was a deaf mute. The officer was prosecuted for manslaughter and found not guilty; a U.S. District Court Judge determined that his actions were justified.
Alleged responsible partyDetroit Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
Why we remember them
This record exists so that Errol Shaw Sr., and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
References & sources
Others we remember.
More lives from the archive.
At Rest
At Rest
At Rest