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Ricardo Blackmon
United States · Aged 27 · Died 05/04/2015
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Ricardo Blackmon crashed into a tree at high speeds while being pursued by police. JPD claims that it wasn't really a chase because the officer hadn't had time to truly begin chasing Blackmon. "The officer noticed the other driving at a high rate of speed with no headlights. He turned around and tried to catch up with it," said Chief Lee Vance of the Jackson Police Department. "Before he even got close to this individual, he turned off of Northside Drive and crashed." The family questions this account due to witnesses who contradict the police statements. Antonio Blackmon said there are two sets of tire tracks on the street and he thinks an officer chased his brother. "They told us that there wasn't a chase, that he was just speeding, but the witnesses at the store say he was being chased by a police officer," Antonio Blackmon said.
Alleged responsible partyJackson Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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