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Charles Smith

United States · Aged 29 · Died 09/18/2014
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Deadly force

Police had arrested Smith on outstanding warrants and put him in a patrol car with his hands cuffed behind his back, Police said in a written statement. Smith was able to move his hands to the front of his body and kick out a window of the patrol car. According to the police, officers noticed that Smith had a gun when he tried exiting the patrol car, and he was shot by an officer. A gun was found under Smith's body.

Alleged responsible partySavannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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