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James Benoit Jr.
United States · Aged 37 · Died 12/19/2017
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Suicide
Around 3:15 p.m., police were called for reports of a man with a gun. Officers responded and searched the area. Benoit had reportedly threatened to harm himself. Plainfield officers and state troopers found him in the woods, and that's when gunfire was exchanged between Benoit and police. Benoit then took off into the woods on foot. The medical examiner declared the man's death a suicide.
Alleged responsible partyPlainfield Police Department, Connecticut State PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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