Aaron Moss

How they died

Deadly force

Officer Troy Wasson Aaron Moss, who allegedly refused to drop a gun during a foot chase at the Fair Oaks housing complex. According to police, officers responded at around midnight to an unrelated incident, and were alerted to a fight in a nearby parking lot. When police approached, Moss ran. Two officers chased Moss around one of the buildings, while Wasson approached from another direction. Wasson shot Moss when he allegedly turned toward him with a handgun. Moss died at a hospital. A lawsuit filed by Moss' family contended that he was not carrying a weapon at any time during the chase.

Why we remember them

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

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