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James John Runyon
United States · Aged 44 · Died 03/27/2011
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James John Runyon was a veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder who had called police asking them to shoot him. The SWAT team found Runyon outside his home holding a shotgun . Runyon tried to enter his house to drink water without knowing that the SWAT had established boundaries nor that were officers outside his home. Official fired two non-lethal rounds and one lethal shot to the back, which killed him.
Alleged responsible partyPima County Sheriff's DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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