Kristopher Lee Banks aka Kenneth Lee Banks

How they died

Deadly force

Banks demanded more than the $40 that undercover Officer P.S. Weido had just paid him for cocaine. Banks threatened to shoot Officer Weido, pointing an object at the officer from inside his trouser pocket. Officer Weido shot Banks fatally in the stomach. The object was a piece of wood. As no cocaine was found on Banks's body, HPD characterized his intent as robbery, not drug-dealing. Officer Weido had served for 15 years.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Kristopher Lee Banks aka Kenneth Lee Banks, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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