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William G. “Billy” Caton

United States · Aged 42 · Died 07/07/2000
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Canton was fleeing police when he slammed into a minivan and killed two young brothers, then was killed in a gunfight between police and a suspected accomplice. The wreck flipped the minivan and pushed it out of an intersection, killing Nicholas Ellesin, 5, and his 3-year-old brother, Alexander.

Alleged responsible partyAkron Police Department, Summit County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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