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Dijohn Childs
United States · Aged 15 · Died 01/30/2007
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Deadly force
An off-duty police officer came home and found the subject and other suspects burglarizing his home. Confronting the subject, the teen reached into his pocket and the officer opened fire, fearing he was reaching for a weapon. Police found a knife in the boy's possession.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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