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Dennis Eugene Hathorn

United States · Aged 31 · Died 01/30/2004
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According to his family Hathorn was a former railroad worker who took up selling crack to make his child support payments. During a police encounter, frisking Hathorn after he bought drugs, Hathorn snagged a service weapon and started shooting. He killed one officer and wounded another before return fire forced him away. He was found dead nearby between two parked cars, with five big rocks and 19 little rocks in a pouch.

Alleged responsible partySt. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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