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Gilberto Roman-Rivera

United States · Aged 57 · Died 07/11/2012
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Roman-Rivera had stalked and killed a female auto parts store clerk for refusing his advances, then returned to a stand of woods near the murder scene. Police spotted him, sitting by a tree with a revolver pointed at himself. When ordered to drop the gun Roman-Rivera instead leveled it at police, and he was fatally shot.

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

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