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Lantz Stephenson Jr.
United States · Aged 17 · Died 05/16/2021
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Officers responded to a call around 6:45 a.m. where there was an apparently suicidal person with a gun. Stephenson placed the call. Stephenson told dispatchers that he was armed with a gun and wanted to confront police officers. Three police officers showed up to the Grandview park and saw Stephenson from a distance. The teen allegedly aggressively approached officers with a gun. Two of the officers shot and killed him.
Alleged responsible partyGrandview Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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