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Johnathan Smith

United States · Aged 26 · Died 03/18/2011
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Less-than-lethal force

Official reports had Smith dying during arrest because of drug ingestion. Several of the 20 to 30 witnesses reported that in fact Smith had been beaten to death by police while restrained and cuffed.

Alleged responsible partyCity of New York Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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