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Derrick Anthony Birdow
United States · Aged 33 · Died 10/29/2012
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High on PCP, Birdow crashed into a Baptist church and fatally beat Rev. Danny Kirk Sr. with an electric guitar. Officers shot Birdow with a stun gun and subdued him. Birdow died in a patrol car of an overdose. Birdow's wife said that he was mentally ill and sought treatment days earlier.
Alleged responsible partyForest Hill Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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