Ronald Beasley

Ronald Beasley was killed alongside Earl Murray when officers fired repeatedly into Murray's car during a June 2000 drug-sting operation in the St. Louis area.

What happened

According to the independently compiled Fatal Encounters record, Beasley accepted a ride from Earl Murray without knowing that Murray intended to stop for a drug transaction. On June 12, 2000, federal and local officers attempted to detain Murray at a Jack in the Box. As the vehicle moved during the operation and locked bumpers with a law-enforcement SUV, officers fired a total of about twenty-one shots at the car. Both Murray and Beasley were killed, although the database states they were unarmed. Beasley's case is particularly significant because he was a passenger rather than the operation's intended target.

Investigation & findings

The source identifies a DEA and local-police operation and a fatal volley of shots, but no adjudicated misconduct conclusion or final criminal disposition has been independently established in this research pass.

What happened

Investigation & findings

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