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Archer Amorosi
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Gender
Male
Age
17 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/13/2018
Location
6400 block Oriole Ave Excelsior MN 55331 Hennepin
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Archer Amorosi was having a mental health episode when his mother called police to place him in treatment. When officers encountered Amorosi, he was screaming threats at them and brandishing a handgun style BB gun. Amorosi was tasered and pepper sprayed to no effect. Amorosi begged the officers to shoot him and charged them waving a hatchet and the BB gun. The officers shot and killed him. The shooting was ruled justified.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Carver County Sheriff's Office
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