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James H. Burns
United States · Aged 53 · Died 09/12/2012
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Deadly force
Police said James Burns ignored two officers' demands to drop his weapon, and instead pointed the gun at the officers, and he was shot and killed. An internal affairs investigation, within the police department, found that the officer was justified in using deadly force.
Alleged responsible partyErie Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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