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Francisco Taveras aka Francisco Martes
United States · Aged 40 · Died 07/09/2008
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Deadly force
Officer James Stewart and Sgt. Fernando Ramirez responded to a call about a mentally ill person in a basement and possibly armed with a knife. Taveras began climbing the steps, ignoring the officers' commands to drop the weapon. When Taveras was within five feet of the officers, he was shot and killed.
Alleged responsible partyNewark Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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