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Byron Hearst

United States · Aged 28 · Died 05/08/2005
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Deadly force

Hearst was the tenant in a building recently sold to an NYPD officer. When the off-duty officer dropped by to collect rent, an altercation broke out. Witnesses said construction worker Hearst was the aggressor. He was fatally shot three times. The officer was acquitted of manslaughter.

Alleged responsible partyCity of New York Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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