Eugene Matthews

How they died

Deadly force

Eugene Matthews allegedly confronted a woman who was in her SUV in the Target parking lot. Matthews pointed a gun at the woman and opened her door, and the woman ran away unharmed, police said. Shortly after the first incident, police were called to an armed robbery at the same Target. The victim in the armed robbery said Matthews held her at gunpoint, stealing her phone and her black GMC Yukon SUV. Matthews drove the stolen Yukon north from the parking lot toward Pomona Drive. He drove into a fire hydrant and through church property, and then drove into a neighborhood where he crashed into a trailer and a boat, police said. The SUV was undriveable after its collisions. When police made contact, Matthews allegedly took out a weapon and fired at least once. Officers shot and killed Matthews.

Why we remember them

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

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