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Lee Marvin Kimmel
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Gender
Male
Age
38 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
05/23/2005
Location
2850 Windmill Rd Sinking Spring PA 19608 Berks
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Lee Kimmel died after being tasered twice by police despite being unarmed at the time. He became unresponsive as he was handcuffed. His pulse was regained at the hospital, but he died about 12 hours later. He was subdued by police using a Taser gun and pepper spray after he climbed into a suburban Reading municipal building. He suffered heart failure and died a day later, police said. He was wearing only a black T-shirt and white socks, punched a window of the Spring Township building and began climbing in.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Reading Police Department
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National Anthem
United States