Hernandaz Dowdy, 36
Memphis, Tennessee
June 27, 2012
Agencies: Memphis Police Department Tennessee | Tennessee Bureau of Investigation TBI
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: over 5 years ago
Overview 
Hernandez Dowdy, 36, was shot to death on June 27, 2012. Police say Dowdy, who was Black, was a carjacking suspect whom they chased and that they killed him because they mistakenly thought he had a gun. The owner of the car, a white woman, had filed a false report.
Additional Resources:
- http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/investigations/ca-investigation-mpd-officers-fatally-shoot-24-in-five-years-all-closed-cases-ruled-justified-ep-123-325919251.html added April 27, 2016 14:19
- https://vimeo.com/134998890 added April 27, 2016 14:17
- http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/memphis-officials-bogus-prayer-vigil.html added March 26, 2016 04:56
- http://www.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf/15a0553n-06.pdf added March 26, 2016 04:56
- http://sfbayview.com/2014/04/memphis-leads-nation-in-use-of-deadly-force-by-police-activists-charge/ added March 26, 2016 04:47