Deon L. McRae

How they died

Deadly force

Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority patrolmen Adam Beese and Gregory Drew were on a surveillance detail at Lakeview Terrace, when they saw a woman approach a car in a parking lot off Mulberry Street, police said. The officers considered the activity suspicious and approached the car. Drew spoke with the woman while Beese walked toward the car. McRae drove the car into Beese, hitting his legs and flipping him onto the car's hood. Both officers opened fire, killing McRae.

Why we remember them

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

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