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Elias Angel Ruiz
United States · Aged 18 · Died 01/22/2012
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A 911 call from his family brought police to the house of Ruiz's parents. He was highly agitated and destructive, and met the police with knife in hand, forcing an officer to stumble. He was shot to death. He'd been wearing a bullet-resistant vest and was carrying three knives.
Alleged responsible partyMedford Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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