Carl Ballard

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

Ballard and another man, in a white minivan, stopped about 20 feet short of a traffic checkpoint and were perceived by officers as trying to hide something. They turned and fled, setting up a late-night chase on rural roads. When finally stopped, Ballard fled on foot and fought officers in vines and brambles, and was Tased multiple times. He died of a medical emergency on the way to the hospital.

Why we remember them

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

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