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Jeremiah L. Humphrey
United States · Aged 33 · Died 04/23/2003
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Officer Jake Alderden shot and killed Jeremiah L. Humphrey when he allegedly pointed a gun at him. Alderden and his partner responded to a report of a suspicious man at around 3:30 a.m. According to police, Alderden's partner asked Humphrey to stop, but he ran. Alderden chased Humphrey into a dark, narrow gangway. Near the end of it, Humphrey ran into a waist-high fence and tumbled over it. Humphrey got back up and ran through a fenced-in backyard, then fell again. Alderden reportedly grabbed Humphrey's coat from the other side of the fence, and then shot him twice when Humphrey allegedly aimed a gun at him.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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