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Name withheld by police
United States · Aged 29 · Died 12/23/2009
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Officer Aaron Petitt, coming to the aid of bounty hunters, shot and killed a 29-year-old Cleveland man during a struggle on Signet Avenue. The bounty hunters were trying to capture the man, who was wanted on a domestic violence charge. The shooting victim had entered a home and barricaded himself in a second-floor room. Petitt and a bounty hunter tried to use a board to force open the door. Petitt was stabbed in the foot and struck in the head with a board during the struggle.
Alleged responsible partyCleveland Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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