Bobby Pounds

How they died

Deadly force

Two officers shot Bobby Pounds when he allegedly aimed a gun at them after police said he'd crawled through the drive-up window of a Dunkin' Donuts and pistol-whipped two employees. According to police, one of the employees managed to escape and flagged down a squad car. The two officers approached the building and reportedly saw Pounds beating the other employee. Pounds then walked out of the store and allegedly pointed his gun at the officers when he saw them. The officers shot Pounds several times, and he died about an hour later at a hospital. This was the department's first shooting in at least 16 years, according to reports.

Why we remember them

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

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