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Charles W. Wittland
United States · Aged 73 · Died 10/19/2005
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Police had contact with Wittland for at least half an hour in a public park setting, long enough to gather indications of his unstable mental health. When at last Wittland threatened four officers with what was described as a steak knife, he was fatally shot. A state director of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill called for a full investigation, but neither officer was charged.
Alleged responsible partyNew Castle County Police Department, Elsmere Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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