Dwaine Edward Rinesmith

How they died

Deadly force

At around 6:30 p.m. deputies Carl Smyth and Raymond Marino responded to a report that a mentally disturbed man had placed a sign in his yard that read "no police you be shot." Dwaine Edward Rinesmith refused to come outside. Marino made phone contact with Rinesmith, who said he was a Vietnam veteran and that nobody appreciated him. At about 6:50 p.m., deputy Curt Novara arrived, followed by deputy Marc King about half an hour later. Rinesmith allegedly pointed what appeared to be a long-barreled rifle out the front window. At around 7:30 p.m., Rinesmith emerged from his mobile home holding a shovel in his left hand--King said it looked like a handgun, while Marino and Novara said it looked like an ax. Marino fired two shots when Rinesmith failed to drop what he was holding. Novara simultaneously fired two more shots at Rinesmith, killing him.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Dwaine Edward Rinesmith, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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