Desmon Montez Ray, 28, from Birmingham, Alabama, on 4 April 2021

April 4, 2021 | Birmingham, Alabama

Desmon Montez Ray, 28, from Birmingham, Alabama, on 4 April 2021

Victim Info

NameDesmon Montez Ray
RaceBlack/African American
Age28
GenderMale

Details

At approximately 10:50 p.m., Birmingham police received a call stating that two people were involved in a domestic disturbance inside a vehicle in North Birmingham. North Precinct officers found the vehicle in the 300 block of 9th Avenue West and pursued it until the driver hit a fence in the 200 block of 9th Avenue West stopping the vehicle. Desmon Montez Ray allegedly got out and confronted officers with a firearm. Police shot and killed Ray.

Primary Evidence & Links

Additional Evidence

Victim NameDesmon Montez Ray
Victim Age28
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceBlack
Address Of Incident200 9th Avenue W.
CityBirmingham
StateAL
Zipcode35204
CountyJefferson
Agency Responsible For DeathBirmingham Police Department
Ori Agency IdentifierAL0010200
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelother
Fleeing
Body Camera
Wapo Id
Off Duty Killing
GeographyUrban
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Desmon-Montez-Ray.jpg
Encounter TypeDomestic disturbance
Initial Reported Reasondomestic disturbance

Source

Source ID: 9082 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Fatal Encounters -Desmon Montez Ray, 28, from Birmingham, Alabama, on 4 April 2021
Washington Post -Desmon Montez Ray, 28, from Birmingham, Alabama - shot on 4 April 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 18f3de526456314d6c8dbc4128483e0aaded770449644e8b17bfc355d168dd29

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 18f3de526456314d6c8dbc4128483e0aaded770449644e8b17bfc355d168dd29

Dynamically generated hash: 18f3de526456314d6c8dbc4128483e0aaded770449644e8b17bfc355d168dd29

Hashes Match?

YES

How is the comparison calculated?

The hash stored in the database is used as the identifier for this report, and can be seen in the URL. The hash from the Mainchain Tx is the hash sent to and stored on Mainchain. Finally, the "generated hash" is generated each time this page is loaded, using the same data used for the hash submitted to Mainchain.

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