Dennis Plowden allegedly hit plainclothes officers with his car while trying to flee a traffic stop. He was shot and killed by one of the officers. He was unarmed and turned out not to be the subject of a homicide investigation that initially prompted officers to pull him over, police said.
Victim's Name: Dennis Plowden
Agency Responsible: Philadelphia Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Race: Black
Date of Death: December 27, 2017
County: Philadelphia
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Car
Body Camera: No
Washington Post Database ID: 3249
Geography: Urban