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Jay Donald Stankovitch
United States · Aged 25 · Died 07/22/2014
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Alachua sheriff's SWAT and hostage negotiation teams were called to a property near Bell to assist in a standoff with Jay Donald Stankovitch. Stankovitch's father reported that his son was disturbed and suicidal and armed with a .38-caliber revolver he had stolen. Stankovitch fired the handgun inside the house. After deputies deployed tear gas canisters, he fired out a bathroom window. Then after midnight he came outside pointed the gun at Alachua SWAT members and threw a gas canister. Deputy Kenneth Holt fired two rounds. Both bullets struck Stankovitch in the upper left arm. One passed through into his chest, killing him.
Alleged responsible partyAlachua County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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