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Willie Norwood
United States · Aged 35 · Died 04/26/2007
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According to police, Willie Norwood was suspected of being the man who had brandished a gun during a robbery at a university cafeteria. When the campus officer approached Norwood and ordered him to drop the gun and get on the ground, Norwood refused and pointed what appeared to be a chrome handgun at officers, who shot and killed him. It was a toy gun.
Alleged responsible partyUniversity of Tennessee at Memphis PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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