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Nelson Saenz
United States · Aged 56 · Died 09/03/2005
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Saenz, a paranoid schizophrenic, became more unstable than usual in the summer of 2005, acquired a handgun and began threatening family members. Family arranged with officers to institutionalize him. According to a lawsuit, officers badly botched the confrontation, giving Saenz an opportunity to fatally shoot his mother. Officers Humberto Resendez, Yasser Hassan and Orlando Olivarez fatally shot him in response. The link to this fatal encounter contains detailed primary documents.
Alleged responsible partyMcAllen Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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