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Raynard Burton
United States · Aged 19 · Died 02/13/2017
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Police on patrol saw a green Pontiac Bonneville traveling at a high rate of speed and attempted to initiate a traffic stop, police said. Raynard Burton drove off, struck a nearby utility pole, and led one of the officers chasing him on foot behind a vacant house a quarter-mile away. During a brief fight, one shot was fired by Officer Jerold Blanding, killing Burton.
Alleged responsible partyDetroit Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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