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Name withheld by police
Other
Gender
Male
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/20/2004
Location
LaVista Road and Lawrenceville Highway Tucker GA 30084 DeKalb
Cause of Death
Deadly force
An officer on patrol had pulled over a black Nissan Pathfinder with South Carolina tags after he saw it make an illegal turn on Lawrenceville Highway. While checking the driver's license, he found an outstanding warrant, but did not know what it was for. The driver refused to get out of the car and tried to drive off while the officer was holding the door. The officer fired into the SUV. The man was killed, and the woman passenger was injured.
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DeKalb County Police Department
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