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Richard Gene “Midget” Lopez III
United States · Aged 17 · Died 01/10/2001
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Lopez was shot to death by a SWAT member as he held a gun to the head of his hostage, a high school girl. With a history of mental health issues and a juvenile record beginning at age 5, he'd told the hostage he wanted to die, but couldn't kill himself for religious reasons.
Alleged responsible partyOxnard Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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