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Joseph Santos
United States · Aged 44 · Died 07/28/2018
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Deadly force
A South Whitehall Township police officer, responding to a report of a person interfering with traffic, encountered Santos around 5:45 p.m. Santos had broken a car window and cut his hand. He rubbed the blood on the police cruiser.The officer exited the other and commanded the unarmed Santos to lie down on the ground. Santos lumbered toward the officer, who shot and killed him. The officer was fired and charged with voluntary manslaughter, for which he was found not guilty. Santos's family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Alleged responsible partySouth Whitehall Township Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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