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George Sorrell Jr.
United States · Aged 51 · Died 01/26/2010
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The incident started with a call regarding a man named George Sorrell Jr. Sorrell allegedly kidnapped a woman in Oklahoma and then came to Phoenix. According to the call police received, that victim had just escaped. Officers encountered the suspect walking along Bell Road. The officers asked the man if he was Sorrell. The man said he was. The officers, Andrew Barciz and James Sink, ordered Sorrell to keep his hands in sight, but he didn't.Police said Sorrell pulled a .45 from the waist of his pants and leveled it at Barciz and Sink. The officers shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyPhoenix Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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