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Carlton Lewis
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Gender
Male
Age
21 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
10/07/2009
Location
W 114th Street and Seventh Avenue New York City NY 10026 New York
Cause of Death
Deadly force
NYPD responded to a "man with a knife" call to find one wounded victim on the sidewalk--Lewis's mother's boyfriend, who Lewis was trying to evict. Six officers encountered Lewis inside on the stairs with a ceremonial blade, and fatally shot him. Inside they found that Lewis had also stabbed a good-Samaritan neighbor to death.
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Alleged Responsible Party
City of New York Police Department
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National Anthem
United States