Frederick Earl Height, 26, from Empire, Alabama, on 26 February 2021

February 26, 2021 | Empire, Alabama

Frederick Earl Height, 26, from Empire, Alabama, on 26 February 2021

Victim Info

NameFrederick Earl Height
RaceWhite/European American
Age26
GenderMale

Details

Deputies were responding to a domestic violence call. Height's sister states her brother and father both had a documented history of mental illness. Height allegedly got into a struggle with a deputy, who shot and killed Height in front of his father in their home.

Primary Evidence & Links

Additional Evidence

Victim NameFrederick Earl Height
Victim Age26
Victim GenderMale
Victim RaceWhite
Address Of Incident2500 Coon Creek Road
CityEmpire
StateAL
Zipcode35063
CountyWalker
Agency Responsible For DeathWalker County Sheriff's Office
Ori Agency IdentifierAL0640000
Cause Of DeathGunshot
Official Disposition Of DeathPending investigation
Criminal ChargesNo known charges
Mental IllnessYes
UnarmedUnclear
Alleged Weaponundetermined
Alleged Threat Level
Fleeing
Body Camerano
Wapo Id6643
Off Duty Killing
GeographyRural
Image Of Victimhttps://fatalencounters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Fredrick-Earl-Hight-II.jpg
Encounter Type
Initial Reported ReasonMental Illness/Welfare Check

Source

Source ID: 8824 - Mapping Police Violence

Cross References

This report has possible entries from multiple sources

Washington Post -Frederick Earl Height, 26, from Walker County, Alabama - shot on 26 February 2021

BEACON Data

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Hash Comparison

Hash stored in database: 9a9e701bb36144bb83a506782cc64ce5e06930cf01dc8c7581bb81cdf8bc6cf2

Hash from Mainchain Tx: 9a9e701bb36144bb83a506782cc64ce5e06930cf01dc8c7581bb81cdf8bc6cf2

Dynamically generated hash: 9a9e701bb36144bb83a506782cc64ce5e06930cf01dc8c7581bb81cdf8bc6cf2

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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