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Jonathan Woolfson
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Gender
Male
Age
37 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/21/2011
Location
16000 block NE 27th Ave North Miami Beach FL 33160 Miami-Dade
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Jonathan Woolfson shot and killed a friend who came to help him at his North Miami Beach townhouse. Woolfson was "distraught" and acting "erratically" according to police, and his family asked Troy Longhurst, 29, to check on him. Neighbors heard gunshots at about 9:15 p.m. and phoned 911. Woolfson barricaded himself in the bathroom. After a SWAT standoff Woolfson emerged with his hand behind his back, authorities said. During the confrontation Officers Juan Ruiz and Aldo Alfonso and Sergeants Jason Ochoa and Juan Jurado fatally shot him. Woolfson's hand was empty.
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Alleged Responsible Party
North Miami Beach Police Department
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United States