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Thomas A. Mack

United States · Aged 18 · Died 10/08/2000
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Police shot Thomas A. Mack when he reportedly refused to drop a track-meet starter pistol after a robbery at a Church's Fried Chicken restaurant. Surrounded by police, Mack tried to get away by taking the woman hostage and threatening to kill her, but she fainted. Two officers shot Mack when he refused to drop the starter pistol.

Alleged responsible partySt. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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