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Manuel Benitez
United States · Aged 38 · Died 12/23/2008
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Police shot Manuel Benitez, a former child actor, when he reportedly shot at them after taking his 6-year-old son, Benjamin, hostage inside a restaurant's restroom, ending a four-year FBI fugitive manhunt.
Alleged responsible partyEl Monte Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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