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Billy Sparks
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Gender
Male
Age
40 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
10/10/2003
Location
3100 block Leola Avenue St. Louis MO 63139 St. Louis City
Cause of Death
Deadly force
A detective shot Billy Sparks when he allegedly threatened him with a BB pistol after he'd been cornered in a small backyard. At around noon, detectives went to a recreational other parked on Smiley Avenue to question Sparks and a woman about two armed robberies nearby. Sparks yelled that he'd never go back to prison and fled. Sparks allegedly pointed the BB gun at the detective behind a house on Leona, prompting the officer to shoot him twice. Sparks died at a hospital.
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Alleged Responsible Party
St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department
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National Anthem
United States