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Jonathan Fontanez

Jonathan Fontanez

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Gender Male
Age 17 yrs
Nationality United States
Marital Status Unknown
Date of Death 08/11/2008
Location 4333 Southwest 33rd Street West Park FL 33023 Broward
Cause of Death

Deadly force

The county sent a five-man undercover team shortly before 2 a.m. to deliver a warrant to Fontanez at his parents' house. The teen resisted with a baseball ball, starting an ugly melee where Fontanez was beaten, tasered multiple times, and fatally shot in the chest. The parents filed suit saying the police were indistinguishable from home invaders.

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Alleged Responsible Party
Broward County Sheriff's Office
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United States