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DeJuan A. Blanchard
United States · Aged 17 · Died 10/30/2007
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An off-duty officer shot DeJuan A. Blanchard after he allegedly pulled a pistol when the officer approached him. According to police, the officer saw Blanchard tampering with a Cadillac and confronted him at about 3:30 a.m. in the Dutchtown neighborhood. Blanchard allegedly pointed a gun at the officer, who fired a single shot just before Blanchard jumped into a waiting Grand Am. Several shots were reportedly fired from the car as it drove away, but none hit the officer. Soon afterward, Blanchard arrived at a nearby hospital and died the following day from a gunshot wound to his head.
Alleged responsible partySt. Louis Metropolitan Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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