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Ricky Christopher Raso
United States · Aged 32 · Died 08/18/2007
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According to a heavily-redacted police report, someone called 911 to report Raso was threatening to kill himself, contradicting initial police statements that a caller said Raso had a gun and was threatening passers-by. Police wrote that dispatchers told officers Raso had a gun, but none was seen. At some point, Raso reached into a pocket while charging at Officer Ben Jones, when Jones fired on him. The department declined Tribune requests for the 911 recordings.
Alleged responsible partySalt Lake City Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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