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George William Stokes
United States · Aged 58 · Died 11/05/2012
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Suicide
Stokes broke into a house where a woman and her 12-year-old daughter lived. The woman and her daughter ran out of the house. Stokes dragged the woman back into the house. SWAT responded. Negotiators manipulated Stokes into letting the woman escape. Stokes shot at her. SWAT deputies ran to the woman, shielded her with their ballistic vests and retreated, shooting back at Stokes. One deputy was grazed by a bullet. Stokes fatally shot himself.
Alleged responsible partyWilliamson County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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