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Catawaba Tequila Howard

United States · Aged 32 · Died 08/12/2011
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Officers were responding to a call of a military veteran making threats against herself and others. Deceased had mental illness history predating military career. The night before the incident, Howard went to Jackson Memorial Hospital with psychiatric problems, but was transferred to the VA when they realized she was a veteran. Within hours she was home and the incident occurred. She fired twice on officers before they returned fire.

Alleged responsible partyMiami-Dade Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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