Roshad McIntosh

How they died

Deadly force

Police responded to a complaint of armed men near Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood. When officers approached McIntosh, he ran into a gangway and pulled a gun from his waistband. When he was told to drop the weapon, officers said the suspect got into an elevated position and pointed the gun at them. McIntosh was shot and taken to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

Why we remember them

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

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