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Christopher A. Utter

United States · Aged 33 · Died 06/27/2009
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Deadly force

Officer responding to call of a driver passed out behind the wheel shot the Utter after a brief chase, claiming that he tried to hit the officer with his other. Subsequent civil suit claiming excessive use of force settled in mediation for $750,000.

Alleged responsible partyKansas City (KS) Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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This record exists so that Christopher A. Utter, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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