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Lantz Stephenson Jr.
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Gender
Male
Age
17 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
05/16/2021
Location
13600 block Byars Road Grandview MO 64030 Jackson
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Officers responded to a call around 6:45 a.m. where there was an apparently suicidal person with a gun. Stephenson placed the call. Stephenson told dispatchers that he was armed with a gun and wanted to confront police officers. Three police officers showed up to the Grandview park and saw Stephenson from a distance. The teen allegedly aggressively approached officers with a gun. Two of the officers shot and killed him.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Grandview Police Department
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National Anthem
United States