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Stanley Strnad
United States · Aged 26 · Died 11/14/2003
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How they died
Deadly force
Two patrolmen pulled over Stanley Strnad's car for a traffic violation at East 185th Street in the North Collinwood neighborhood. As the officers approached, Strnad , 26, drove away. Patrolmen Daniel Jopek and Martin Rudin chased Strnad but stopped when he left the city. Strnad later returned and crashed into a car at East 156th and Parkgrove Avenue. Strnad ran, and Jopek chased him, firing five shots, with four hitting Strnad in the back and killing him. Jopek said he feared Strnad was going to pull a weapon from his waistband. Strnad was unarmed. A grand jury declined to indict Jopek, although he was disciplined for improper use of force. The family sued Jopek, but he prevailed in a federal jury trial. Jopek and Rudin also were involved in the fatal shooting of a man in 2002.
Alleged responsible partyCleveland Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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