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Marty R. Tennyson
United States · Aged 32 · Died 06/04/2002
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A state trooper shot pedestrian Marty R. Tennyson when he allegedly charged at him with a broken bottle on the freeway. At about 11:30 p.m., the trooper stopped when he saw Tennyson, who was walking home after checking himself out of a drug and alcohol treatment facility, bleeding from the wrist on I-635. According to police, a hostile confrontation ensued, and Tennyson allegedly turned and charged, prompting the trooper to shoot him once. Tennyson died at the scene.
Alleged responsible partyKansas Highway PatrolReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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