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Octavia Barker
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Gender
Female
Age
47 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
12/29/2018
Location
S 10th Street and Kansas Avenue Kansas City KS 66105 Wyandotte
Cause of Death
Pursuit
Kansas City, Kansas, police were chasing the driver of a stolen 2009 Audi with multiple occupants inside. Police reportedly ended the chase in the area of 9th and Central Avenue. Just before 9:30 p.m., the driver of the Audi continued westbound on Kansas Avenue at 10th Street, traveling at a high rate of speed. The driver of a 2013 Chevy Spark was south on 10th St. at Kansas Ave. when the driver of the stolen Audi ran a red light and struck them in the driver's side door. The Chevy then struck a 2006 Chevy Aveo that was stopped at the red light. The people inside the stolen other ran, and were gone before police arrived. The driver of the Chevy Spark, Octavia Barker, was killed.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Kansas City Police Department
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National Anthem
United States