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Dennis “Joe” Childers
United States · Aged 52 · Died 01/13/2003
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A family member reported Childers was arguing with his brother or his mother. After relatives opened the front door for officers, police said, Dennis Childers came at Nieto with a baseball bat. Officer Joe Nieto "felt endangered" and shot him in the hallway near the front door, police said.
Alleged responsible partySanta Fe Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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