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Ernest Vassell
United States · Aged 56 · Died 08/31/2011
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Police shot Vassell to death following neighborhood reports of a man brandishing a rifle, and after an encounter in which Vassell was found with a rifle and unresponsive to police demands. The rifle was a toy, and the victim was mentally disabled (autistic).
Alleged responsible partyNorth Miami Beach Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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