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Mario Mejia-Martinez
United States · Aged 48 · Died 04/21/2016
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Witnesses saw Martinez acting strangely. They said he was walking around a light post and muttering to himself. But when police arrived, the situation escalated quickly. Police ordered him to drop his knife, and when he lunged at police, he was shot and killed by Officer Joseph Pepicelli.
Alleged responsible partyEverett Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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