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Chad L. Harris

United States · Aged 42 · Died 03/29/2011
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Harris called police, claiming that he would cut the throat of a female hostage and kill the first officer who went to his residence. Officers went to his residence, took his mother out of the building, and confronted Harris. He threatened officers with a knife. They tried to de-escalate the situation, then fatally shot him.

Alleged responsible partyKalamazoo Public SafetyReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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