Vincent Andrew Cecil

How they died

Deadly force

Cecil was known to be violent toward police and others. When his mother called 911 to report that he'd hit and pushed her, Cecil confronted responding deputies with a kitchen knife, which he refused to drop. He was shot several times and died at the hospital.

Why we remember them

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

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