Police Brutality / Individual record
Darius Smith
The Washington Post's Fatal Force database records Darius Smith in a fatal on-duty police shooting on 2015-11-30 in Atlanta, GA. Individual circumstances and legal outcome require case-specific review.
- Record ID
- PB-315
- Incident date
- November 30, 2015
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Atlanta, GA
- Agency
- Atlanta Police Department
- Category
- Fatal on-duty police shooting
- Age (reported)
- 18
What happened
Darius Smith, 18, was killed by Atlanta police on November 30, 2015, after a vehicle pursuit through downtown Atlanta. Authorities said an officer tried to stop a Jeep, the driver fled, and the vehicle crashed near a hotel. Smith, a passenger, and driver Isaiah Irby then ran from the vehicle. Police said Smith fired at the pursuing officer and was fatally shot near the Aloft Hotel on Ted Turner Drive. Investigators reported recovering guns, cash and suspected narcotics, while Irby was arrested on separate allegations. Smith's death and the location were documented in contemporary Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporting, but his alleged gunfire is a law-enforcement claim, and the review did not identify a final independent criminal judgment concerning the officer's use of force.
Investigation & findings
Individual legal and investigative outcome not yet reviewed.
Washington Post Fatal Force v2; 2015–2024
Source record details
- Source incident ID
- 1044
- Race code in source
- B
- Race source method
- not_available
- Gender (source)
- male
- Armed status (source)
- gun
- Flee status (source)
- foot
- Agency IDs (source)
- 447
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Methodology and national police killings trackingMapping Police Violence · Dataset/methodology
- Fatal Force v2 — fatal on-duty police shootings, 2015–2024The Washington Post · Dataset