At Rest

Deadly force
Police responding to a domestic violence call encountered Al Pickett brandishing a gun. Pickett's ex-girlfriend was seeking a protection order from him, so he stabbed her twice. Officers ordered Pickett to drop the gun, but he refused. The officers shot and killed Pickett. The ex-girlfriend survived her wounds.
This record exists so that Al Pickett, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.
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