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Charles M. Rorie III

United States · Aged 21 · Died 09/08/2003
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Deadly force

Las Vegas police officers confronted Charles M. Rorie III after a convenience store employee called police claiming Rorie brandished a knife and took a beer. The plainclothes officers stopped Rorie at Desert Breeze Park, where he pulled out the knife and charged them. The officers fired multiple times, killing him.

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

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