Nicholas Alan Ungar

How they died

Deadly force

Ungar, who had earlier smoked methamphetamine and been in an armed struggle with his father, barricaded himself inside a motel room with a female hostage and began firing shots in the air, leading to a standoff with police. After several hours and fruitless negotiations, an officer fired and hit Ungar, who claimed he had multiple weapons and more hostages in the room. A later investigation found that the shooting was justified.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Nicholas Alan Ungar, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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