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Ernest Barber
United States · Aged 26 · Died 05/19/2007
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Police spotted Ernest Barber riding a bike with a "large bulge in his back." When they tried to stop the suspect, he fled, ditched the bike and ran into a residence on the 700 block of Hoffman. When officers attempted to gain entry to the home via the front door, the suspect hit the male cop in the right eye with the barrel of his gun, then tore out of the doorway, pushing past the officers. As police pursued the man east on Hoffman, he allegedly raised his weapon, at which point both officers shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyPhiladelphia Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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