Al-rahman Hall

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Name as recorded

Al-rahman Hall

Age as recorded

27

Gender as recorded

Male

Race as reported

Race unspecified

Date of the injury resulting in death

July 27, 2004

Location as recorded

Newark, Essex CountyNursery Street and Broadway Newark NJ 07104 Essex

Highest level of force as recorded

Gunshot

Agency or agencies involved, as recorded: Newark Police Department

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Fatal Encounters' description of the incident, verbatim. This is the source project's own third-party narrative, not this site's reporting.

Detective Orlando Velazquez, 40, was shot in the hand when a bullet ricocheted off an unknown object. He was among several officers pursuing a man who police said stole a woman's purse, tried to cash one of her checks and then wrested a gun from an officer in a struggle near Nursery Street and Broadway. The police fatally shot Al-rahman Hall when he refused to drop the weapon.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/29/nyregion/metro-briefing-new-jersey-newark-officer-was-hit-by-colleague-s-bullet.html (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Al-rahman Hall died on July 27, 2004 in Newark, Essex County, with "Gunshot" as the highest level of force. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset of deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind; a record is not a finding of fault or misconduct.

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Which agency or agencies were recorded as involved?

The record's agency field reads "Newark Police Department". Presence in that field means the agency appears in the record as reported, nothing more; it is not a claim of fault or responsibility by any officer or agency.

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Where did this happen?

The record places the death in Newark, Essex County, on July 27, 2004. The address as recorded is Nursery Street and Broadway Newark NJ 07104 Essex.

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Does this record mean police caused or were at fault for this death?

No. Fatal Encounters documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits and crashes, suicides that occurred in police presence, and medical emergencies. This record documents that a death occurred during an encounter; it is not a finding of fault, misconduct, or wrongdoing, and it has no connection to the discipline records elsewhere on this site.

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