Deontea Perry Mackey

How they died

Deadly force

Officer Allen Jacobs and his partner were on patrol when they spotted Mackey on Rebecca Street and pulled over for a field interview, police said. But Mackey ran, leading officers on a foot chase that snaked through woods and behind houses. Jacobs' partner radioed in, saying an officer was down. Jacobs was struck multiple times, despite wearing a bulletproof vest. Mackey kept running for about a half mile, crossing onto Baxter Street toward a spur to the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Two officers were there waiting. Cornered, police said officers saw Mackey call his mother before taking his own life.

Why we remember them

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

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