DeShawn Latiwon Tatum, 25, from Rock Island, Illinois, on 1 April 2021

April 1, 2021 | Rock Island, Illinois

DeShawn Latiwon Tatum, 25, from Rock Island, Illinois, on 1 April 2021

Victim Info

NameDeShawn Latiwon Tatum
RaceBlack/African American
Age25
GenderMale

Details

Around 6:30 p.m., police in Rock Island saw a wanted person, DeShawn Tatum, who was considered armed and dangerous. As officers approached Tatum, he fled. Tatum was followed to a nearby gas station where police allege Tatum hijacked a car from a bystander. As officers tried to remove Tatum from the car, he allegedly began to drive in reverse, dragging several police officers. Police shot and killed Tatum.

Primary Evidence & Links

Additional Evidence

Victim NameDeShawn Latiwon Tatum
Victim Age25
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceBlack
Address Of Incident2961 11th St.
CityRock Island
StateIL
Zipcode61201
CountyRock Island
Agency Responsible For DeathRock Island Police Department
Ori Agency IdentifierIL0810800
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessNo
UnarmedAllegedly Armed
Alleged Weapongun
Alleged Threat Levelother
Fleeingother
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6749
Off Duty Killing
GeographySuburban
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/DeShawn-Latiwon-Tatum.jpg
Encounter TypeOther Non-Violent Offense
Initial Reported Reasonwarrant (unknown)

Source

Source ID: 9070 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Fatal Encounters -DeShawn Latiwon Tatum, 25, from Rock Island, Illinois, on 1 April 2021

BEACON Data

Mainchain details

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 702b13bd76546634f0e6a1b9fb3720e313e2453cd6a9766ae8413eeebeec4928

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 702b13bd76546634f0e6a1b9fb3720e313e2453cd6a9766ae8413eeebeec4928

Dynamically generated hash: 702b13bd76546634f0e6a1b9fb3720e313e2453cd6a9766ae8413eeebeec4928

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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