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Wesley Maldonado
United States · Aged 35 · Died 01/02/2014
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Maldonado showed up at his ex-girlfriend's apartment, who had a restraining order against him, with a sawed-off 410 shotgun. He got in a confrontation with a man there, and fired off a shot. Police were called, and Maldonado fled in a stolen SUV. He led police on a high speed chase to Denver and back to the apartment in Thornton. There, police cornered him, and when Maldonado raised his gun, three police unloaded on him, firing 21 times and striking him 17. He died on the spot. The Thornton County DA found officers justified. An autopsy found methamphetamine and alcohol in Maldonado's system.
Alleged responsible partyDenver Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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