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Michael Cho

United States · Aged 25 · Died 12/31/2007
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Deadly force

Cho was brandishing a tire iron outside a liquor store and vandalizing cars. Within 40 seconds of arriving, two officers demanded Cho to drop the tire iron and the officers then fired 11 shots at Cho. The two police officers were cleared by the Orange County district attorney. Cho's family filed a lawsuit against the city alleging wrongful death and negligence and received $250,000.

Alleged responsible partyLa Habra Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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