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Darion Baker

Case from Stratford, TX dated Feb 21, 2018

Victim Details

Darion Baker

Male

Black / African American

Stratford

TX

2018-02-21

22

Darion

Baker

07/13/2026

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Darion Baker, a 22-year-old African American male, died on February 21, 2018, in Stratford, Texas. The incident occurred when Baker and his friend, Gregory Dees, were driving through Stratford on their way home to Memphis, Tennessee. The two men had run out of money while on vacation in Los Angeles and decided to steal an unoccupied Infiniti sedan to return home. As they approached Stratford, officers Richard Coborn and Michael McHugh of the Stratford Police Department noticed the sedan slowing ...
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  • List of unarmed African Americans killed by law enforcement officers in the United States - Wikipedia
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