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Kwesi Ashun
United States · Aged 36 · Died 10/25/2019
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Deadly force
Two officers were called to a nail salon after Dewayne Hawkes, 26, who came in to use a restroom, started urinating in the middle of the store. During the arrest attempt, according to police, Kwesi Ashun entered the salon and fought with police and struck an officer in the head with a metal chair. Police said one officer used his Taser on the man, but it did not incapacitate him. An officer shot Ashun six times, killing him.
Alleged responsible partyCity of New York Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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