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John Rasanen
United States · Aged 28 · Died 05/17/2002
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A 6 a.m. paramilitary drug raid on Rasanen's secluded rental house ended up with the accused mid-level drug dealer fatally shot in the chest at point-blank range as he either charged the police (according to the police) or simply sat up in bed (according to an eyewitness).
Alleged responsible partyNew York State PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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