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Charles Arthur Post
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Gender
Male
Age
33 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
10/12/2011
Location
305 Greensburg Rd Lower Burrell PA 15068 Westmoreland
Cause of Death
Suicide
Charlie Post took narcotics and other drugs before he ambushed Lower Burrell Patrolman Derek Kotecki, according to a Westmoreland County Coroner's report. Police said Kotecki, 40, was looking for Post in regard to the shooting of another man several days earlier when police got a tip Post was in an SUV in the Dairy Queen parking lot. As Kotecki approached the SUV in which Post hid, Post fired numerous times through a closed window, killing Kotecki. Post then got out of the SUV and ran to the rear of the parking lot and shot and killed himself.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Lower Burrell Police Department
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