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Daniel Christopher Thomas

United States · Aged 31 · Died 11/30/2007
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Thomas, who had a blood-alcohol content of .26, stepped out of the wreckage of his second car crash in one evening, and left on foot. Officers Robert Martinez and Larry Norman pursued him. Around sunset, Thomas approached the officers. The officers fatally shot him. Though Thomas was unarmed, officers said that he claimed to have a gun. The officers were not indicted criminally, but Thomas's family received a $183,000 settlement in civil court.

Alleged responsible partySan Antonio Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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