Police killings
2013-2020

Michael Tyrone Gallagher

Male, White

Date of the incident: 5/11/2015

Enfield, Halifax, NC
100 Whitfield St

Lt. Jerry Powell arrived at a break in caused by Michael Tyrone Gallagher. He confronted Gallagher, and then Powell, along with a witness, got into an altercation with Gallagher.During the confrontation, authorities said Powell's taser was used on Gallagher. Powell and the witness then handcuffed him.When Halifax County EMS crews arrived, they found Gallagher unresponsive and immediately took him to the Halifax County Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.