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Kenneth Ellis III
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Gender
Male
Age
25 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
01/13/2010
Location
Constitution and Eubank Albuquerque NM 87112 Bernalillo
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Officer Bret Lampiris-Tremba shot and killed Ellis outside a 7-Eleven after Ellis refused to drop the gun he was holding to his head. Ellis had recently returned from Iraq and suffered from PTSD. Ellis' family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, and in March 2013, a judge ruled that the shooting violated his Fourth Amendment rights.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Albuquerque Police Department
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National Anthem
United States