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Mark Anthony Holliness
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Gender
Male
Age
32 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
04/15/2007
Location
1200 Hillcrest Drive Mesquite TX 75149 Dallas
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Holliness ran away from a traffic stop. An officer pursued and pepper-sprayed him. Holliness took the officer's pepper spray. The officer struck Holliness with a baton. Holliness took the baton, took the fight to the ground and grabbed at the officer's service weapon. The officer drew his service weapon and shot Holliness once, fatally, in the belly. Holliness was in possession of 141.1 grams of crack cocaine.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Mesquite Police Department
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