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John W. Montgomery

United States · Aged 59 · Died 11/11/2013
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Deadly force

A Westerville officer pulled over Montgomery's car for a routine traffic stop, and as he approached the car saw Montgomery holding a handgun. After he refused commands to drop the weapon, the officer opened fire, fatally shooting Montgomery.

Alleged responsible partyWesterville Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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