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Samuel West III
United States · Aged 33 · Died 06/01/2003
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Deadly force
According to DPD, officers tried to help a civilian to take personal property from a room in a Super 7 Inn. When West saw the officers at the door of the room, he ran to the bathroom "carrying something in his hands." He flushed the toilet repeatedly. Officers tried to enter the bathroom. West shot at them twice with a .45-caliber pistol. Officers Rolando Carballo Jr., Alphonse Alexander and Tami Yanez shot at West. He died at the scene.
Alleged responsible partyDallas Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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