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DeOnte Rawlings
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Gender
Male
Age
14 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
09/17/2007
Location
600 block Atlantic Street SE Washington DC 20032 District of Columbia
Cause of Death
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.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Washington Metropolitan Police Department
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