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Ernest Prather
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Gender
Male
Age
39 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/27/2002
Location
453 Greene Ave. Brooklyn NY 11216 Kings
Cause of Death
Deadly force
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.
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Alleged Responsible Party
City of New York Police Department
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National Anthem
United States