Chakhan Nance

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Name as recorded

Chakhan Nance

Age as recorded

24

Gender as recorded

Male

Race as reported

African-American/Black

Date of the injury resulting in death

July 30, 2006

Location as recorded

Newark, Essex CountyWest Alpine Street and Irvine Turner Boulevard Newark NJ 07108 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.

Chakhan Nance was shot in the side by Officer Jose Dopazo during an arrest that took place shortly before 2 p.m., police said. Police said the man was reaching for a gun, but witnesses said he was largely subdued and called the shooting unjustified.

Source reported by Fatal Encounters: http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/31/nyregion/31shot.html?ref=nyregion&_r=0 (external link, as recorded in the dataset).

What does the Fatal Encounters dataset record about this incident?

Fatal Encounters records that Chakhan Nance died on July 30, 2006 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 30, 2006. The address as recorded is West Alpine Street and Irvine Turner Boulevard Newark NJ 07108 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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