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Clarence E. Coats Jr.
United States · Aged 41 · Died 05/13/2017
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Columbia police and Boone County sheriff's deputies responded to reports of a man threatening people with a gun and firing shots. Clarence E. Coats Jr., 41, fired several shots at police and deputies when they arrived. He fled on foot and climbed onto a rooftop of a building where police said he fired more shots at officers. A CPD officer shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyColumbia Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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