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Abel Jaimes Benitez
United States · Aged 21 · Died 12/31/2006
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Just before 8 p.m., Deputy Roy Nixon conducted a DWI traffic stop on Benitez, then told him to surrender and remove his hands from his jacket. Deputy Nixon fatally shot Benitez. Benitez, a Spanish-speaker, may not have understood the deputy's orders. He was unarmed.
Alleged responsible partyGregg County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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