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Craig Bickerstaff
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Gender
Male
Age
27 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
01/26/2002
Location
10600 block Lee Avenue Cleveland OH 44106 Cuyahoga
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Two officers responded to a report of a man breaking into a car on Lee Avenue. When they attempted to question the suspect, Craig Bickerstaff, 27, he ran. The officers caught him and struggled with the 318-pound Bickerstaff, and hit him on the head with a baton. When Bickerstaff --" the son of a former Cleveland police officer --" pulled out a gun, the officers shot and killed him.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Cleveland Police Department
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National Anthem
United States