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Brandon Devone Smith

United States · Aged 30 · Died 10/13/2013
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County and BATF officers chased Smith by car and on foot into a wooded area. Cornered, he was ordered to show his hands, and he reportedly kept moving as if to produce a handgun. They fired 24 rounds. Nine fatally struck him. He'd been unarmed.

Alleged responsible partyNew Hanover County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and ExplosivesReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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