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Ernest Prather
United States · Aged 39 · Died 08/27/2002
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Following a dispute at a soup kitchen where he worked, Prather was shot and killed in the street by NYPD while in possession of a toy gun. Witnesses dispute the police account. Arrested 15 times previously, Prather was the son of a narcotics officer. One of four fatal NYPD shootings within six days.
Alleged responsible partyCity of New York Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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