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Miguel Benton
United States · Aged 19 · Died 10/02/2014
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Deadly force
Police say Benton, who had been arrested the previous day on an armed robbery charge and was handcuffed on one arm to another inmate, grabbed a holstered gun from Detective Phil Cristy's belt outside a court building and shot the officer in the groin, saying, "I'm not going back." He was shot and killed by Christy's partner, Detective Eddie Stubbs.
Alleged responsible partyDeKalb County Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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