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Willie B. Green
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Gender
Male
Age
56 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/02/2011
Location
200 block S Main St Gladewater TX 75647 Gregg
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Three officers responded to a call about a fight. The found Green at the scene, armed with a knife. They told him to put it down. He did not. Two officers tasered Green. He resisted arrest. A third officer, David Burrows, fatally shot Green with a pistol. The Texas Ranger Division investigated. According to the Longview News-Journal, Green's sister, Peggy Hill, filed a lawsuit claiming that the shooting was racially motivated.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Gladewater Police Department
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United States