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Christopher Wade

United States · Aged 39 · Died 04/06/2017
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Westerville medics requested that Columbus police assist them with the transport of a mental health patient. According to police, officers followed the medic to the hospital. When the patient got out of the back of the other, he was carrying a garbage bag. Inside the bag was a handgun. When the man saw a police officer, he took out the gun and ignored orders to drop the gun. He was shot and killed, while carrying a BB gun.

Alleged responsible partyColumbus Division of PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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