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Deborah Jo Day

United States · Aged 55 · Died 08/04/2012
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Officers were responding to calls from neighbors who said that Day had threatened to shoot them with a handgun. Officers said they found Day armed, and they shot her to death after she refused to drop the weapon. Day had a long history of mental illness, according to the forensic examiner.

Alleged responsible partyMadison County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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