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Eriberto Herrera
United States · Aged 20 · Died 03/06/2011
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Officers chased a Green Pontiac in relation to a robbery. Herrera and another man stepped out of the Pontiac and started running. Sergeant Brad Bennett chased Herrera down an alley. Herrera turned and shot Sergeant Bennett. Sergeant Bennett shot Herrera. Both were hospitalized with gunshots to the belly and leg. Herrera died. Sergeant Bennett, wearing a ballistic vest, survived. He had served TPD for 23 years.
Alleged responsible partyTemple Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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