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Ryan Koontz
United States · Aged 22 · Died 05/02/2013
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Officers went to a home because of a disturbance. Ryan Koontz was reportedly on drugs and suicidal, and allegedly started shooting at police with a semiautomatic pistol before they got in the house. Koontz made a break for it in a car, chasing an officer across a neighbor's lawn in the car. He got out of the car and he was shot and killed.
Alleged responsible partyFort Wayne Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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