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Joey Leon Nelson
United States · Aged 19 · Died 09/27/2018
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Just after 10:20 a.m., police responded to an armed robbery at Famous Footwear. Officers were told that Joey Nelson had fled in a other and was armed with a handgun and a knife, police said. Officers found Nelson driving the other and attempted to stop the other, but Nelson fled. The other later stopped , and Nelson reportedly left the other armed with a weapon. Officers ordered him to drop the weapon before he allegedly pointed it at them, and he was shot and killed. The weapon turned out to be an Airsoft gun that looked like a firearm.
Alleged responsible partyEnid Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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