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Nicholas Charles Ryan

United States · Aged 19 · Died 11/27/2018
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Deputies attempted to make a traffic stop of an SUV for reckless driving after 3 a.m. when they encountered gunfire. They chased the other and continued to encounter gunfire. Eventually police used a PIT maneuver to bring the other to a stop. Five officers opened fire on the car. Driver Nicholas Ryan was shot and killed, another person was shot and wounded, and a third was uninjured.

Alleged responsible partyDouglas County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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