Officer Jeffries has been identified by the community as having pulled out his baton and beaten protestors during the night of the death of Harith Augustus. Officer Jeffries instigated many hostile situations and was incredibly violent in the encounters with protestors, as caught by film. He was later identified on Twitter by community members.

Officer Van Dyke shot Laquan McDonald (17 years old) 16 times, killing him. McDonald was walking away from the officer at the time.