Mickey Ray Rice, 31, from Robbinsville, North Carolina, on 20 June 2021

June 20, 2021 | Robbinsville, North Carolina

Mickey Ray Rice, 31, from Robbinsville, North Carolina, on 20 June 2021

Victim Info

NameMickey Ray Rice
RaceUnknown
Age31
GenderMale

Details

Deputies attempted to stop Rice's vehicle for a moving violation and a pursuit began. Rice reportedly exited the vehicle holding a BB gun. Deputy Courtney Heaton claims Rice swung around towards him, and Heaton shot and killed Rice.

Primary Evidence & Links

https://wlos.com/news/local/graham-county-sheriff-suspect-killed-by-deputy-ignored-commands-to-drop-weapon-gun-turned-out-to-be-fake

Additional Evidence

Victim NameMickey Ray Rice
Victim Age31
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceUnknown race
Address Of IncidentAnderson Creek Road
CityRobbinsville
StateNC
Zipcode28771
CountyGraham
Agency Responsible For DeathGraham County Sheriff's Office
Ori Agency IdentifierNC0380000
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedUnarmed/Did Not Have Actual Weapon
Alleged WeaponBB gun
Alleged Threat Level
Fleeing
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6978
Off Duty Killing
GeographyRural
Image Of Victim
Encounter TypeTraffic Stop
Initial Reported Reasontraffic violation

Source

Source ID: 9329 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Mickey Ray Rice, 31, from Graham County, North Carolina - shot on 20 June 2021
Fatal Encounters -Mickey Ray Rice, from Robbinsville, North Carolina, on 20 June 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 2b30d6936a4f07a052307b75ac730eb565a024a8c54229d54693b753565ee587

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 2b30d6936a4f07a052307b75ac730eb565a024a8c54229d54693b753565ee587

Dynamically generated hash: 2b30d6936a4f07a052307b75ac730eb565a024a8c54229d54693b753565ee587

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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