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Mauris Nishanga DeSilva
United States · Aged 46 · Died 07/31/2019
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Mauris Nishanga DeSilva was threatening himself and others with a knife around 4:55 p.m. Police allege that he lunged at them with a knife, but following reports state that when he stopped holding the knife to his own throat, DeSilva lowered it to his side, holding it there while taking steps toward officers when they shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyAustin Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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