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Joseph “Joey” Cushman
United States · Aged 26 · Died 06/07/2001
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During training to prevent school shootings, newly promoted Corporal Cushman put on plastic body armor and a helmet to show other officers that fake "Simunition" bullets from specially-converted weapons would not harm them. Officer Blane Shaw shot Corporal Cushman in the head with what he thought was a converted pistol, but was in fact his service weapon.
Alleged responsible partyArlington Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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