Zoe Dowdell, 20
New Britain, Connecticut
December 14, 2017
Agencies: New Britain Police Department | Connecticut State Police
Cause of death: Shooting
Last updated: about 5 years ago
Overview 
Five police officers fired at a vehicle suspected of being involved in a series of violent carjackings and robberies, killing the 20-year-old driver, Zoe Dowdell and wounding the two teen passengers, police said Monday.
Legal Action
December 2017 NAACP, ACLU: New Britain Police Should Release Video Of Fatal Shooting
In January 2019, the State's Attorney released a report saying the “use of deadly force” by all officers involved was justified. The five New Britain police officers who shot and killed Dowdell were cleared after an internal affairs review by the city.
Additional Resources:
- https://www.ctpost.com/local/article/No-silver-bullet-for-police-involved-shooting-13607870.php added February 13, 2019 13:56
- https://www.facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/1854760727885389 added December 19, 2017 10:49
- http://www.thecoli.com/threads/rapper-gangstalicious-has-been-shot-again.595160/ added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://www.wsmv.com/story/37090774/friends-and-family-honor-man-killed-by-police-gunfire added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://wtnh.com/2017/12/18/father-of-man-shot-by-new-britain-cops-calls-it-murder/ added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://www.courant.com/breaking-news/hc-br-new-britain-police-shooting-gangstalicious-dead-20171217-story.html added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://www.newbritainherald.com/NBH-New+Britain+News/316550/names-of-nb-officers-involved-in-thursday-shootings-released added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://connecticut.cbslocal.com/2017/12/18/new-britain-police-id-officers-involved-in-fatal-shooting/ added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://thecount.com/2017/12/16/ct-rapper-zoe-dowdell-shooting-gangstalicious-update-motive/ added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://www.news12.com/story/37088415/authorities-identify-carjacking-suspect-killed-by-new-britain-police added December 19, 2017 10:28
- https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.45492/title.gangstalicous-aspiring-connecticut-rapper-shot-killed-by-police# added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://www.gunviolencearchive.org/incident/1007758 added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://gunmemorial.org/2017/12/14/zoe-dowdell added December 19, 2017 10:28
- http://www.wfsb.com/story/37074891/police-identify-20-year-old-man-killed-in-police-involved-shooting added December 19, 2017 01:23