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Carlos LaMadrid
United States · Aged 19 · Died 03/21/2011
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Deadly force
The victim was chased, with others, by local law enforcement and CPB officers under suspicion of smuggling marijuana. After a car crash LaMadrid attempted to escape over the border on a ladder propped up against a fence. Officers report that others involved were hurling rocks and bricks. LaMadrid was fatally shot twice in the back and once in the thigh. He had not assaulted the officers and he was unarmed.
Alleged responsible partyDouglas Police Department, U.S. Border PatrolReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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