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Alfred Torres
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Gender
Male
Age
23 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/26/2001
Location
Knight Street and Westminster Street Providence RI 02903 Providence
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Police attention was drawn to an unregistered Buick with four people in it because of minor traffic violations. Torres was a passenger and one of four people in the car. Before the traffic stop police saw a pistol thrown out of the car--they later recovered a .22--and during the stop Torres made movements the police found suspicious and threatening. He was shot once in the head.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Rhode Island State Police
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National Anthem
United States