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Elwood Nile Jihad James Edwards-White

United States · Aged 22 · Died 05/20/2012
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Police were responding to a report of a disturbance at a convenience store where a man had allegedly hit someone over the head with a glass bottle and thrown a brick through a car window. Officers found Edwards about half a mile from the store and tried to detain him. Deputy Mike Astorga shot Edwards to death when he lunged at the officers with a stick.

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

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