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DeOnte Rawlings
United States · Aged 14 · Died 09/17/2007
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Deadly force
Two off-duty Metro officers out of uniform went looking for a motorbike that had been stolen from one of them. They discovered Rawlings riding it in a nearby alley. Rawlings was shot dead in an exchange of gunfire. The incident drew a hostile crowd right away and ongoing controversy. The family sued the city for $100M and settled for an undisclosed amount.
Alleged responsible partyWashington Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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