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Encarnacion Nevarez
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Gender
Male
Age
53 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/12/2002
Location
300 block South Farmland Road Garden City KS 67846 Finney
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Sgt. Jerry Quint shot Encarnacion Nevarez Sr. in the back from a "distant range" during an early morning altercation between Nevarez, his sons and three deputies. According to officials, Quint used a Taser on one of Nevarez's sons. Quint claimed he shot Nevarez after he allegedly attacked another deputy with a board after Quint had Tasered his son. Nevarez's wife said that Quint shot her husband as he was running away from deputies. The county agreed to pay Nevarez's survivors $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Finney County Sheriff's Office
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National Anthem
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