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Mario Jenkins
United States · Aged 29 · Died 09/24/2005
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Deadly force
Jenkins was a campus officer working the Citrus Bowl undercover to stop underage drinking and sexual assaults. After an altercation Jenkins was holding a man at gunpoint when without warning he was shot in the back by a retired/reserve 25-year Orlando police veteran. Appeals in a wrongful death suit reached the 11th Circuit. Ultimately, the shooting was deemed justified.
Alleged responsible partyOrlando Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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