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Dawn Rae Nelson
United States · Aged 35 · Died 10/11/2002
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Police were called to Walgreens to investigate possible fraudulent prescription. Dawn Rae was parked in the drive-through lane with her 14 month old son. Lovelace testified that he fired to avoid being hit by Nelson's car. Officer Dan Lovelace was acquitted in 2004. Chandler City settled the civil suit for $1.9 million.
Alleged responsible partyChandler Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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