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Carl Tyson
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Gender
Male
Age
28 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/02/2018
Location
Saint Mary's AK 99658 Wade Hampton
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Alaska State Trooper Sgt. Brent Hatch interupted a fight with Carl Tyson and another man and Tyson fled into the woods. Tyson stopped and removed an ulu, a traditional Alaskan scraping tool, from his hoodie pocket. The trooper said Tyson advanced on him with the weapon, so he shot and killed him. In a civil suit, the family contents an ulu is not a fighting implement and Tyson intended to surrender.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Alaska State Troopers
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