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John Douglas Maher
United States · Aged 39 · Died 11/23/2000
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According to police, John Douglas Maher was suicidal and had threatened to hurt his wife and child. When two officers arrived at about 4 a.m., Maher appeared upset and was holding a kitchen knife, police said. One of the officers shot Maher when he allegedly refused to drop the knife and threatened the officers with it. Maher died at a hospital.
Alleged responsible partyAnkeny Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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