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Eric Tyrone Clements
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Gender
Male
Age
32 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
10/23/2000
Location
Good Park Boulevard Akron OH 44320 Summit
Cause of Death
Deadly force
An Akron SWAT team officer kicked in the bedroom door of a West Akron home, not knowing the man he was looking for was lying on a bed inside with a gun aimed at the door. The door gave way and the man on the bed fired a shot that flew past the officer's head, lodging in the steel door jamb. Another bullet caught the officer in his heavy bullet-proof vest. Officer Mitchell Hamidi fired two shots, killing Clements.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Akron Police Department
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National Anthem
United States