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Reora Askew
United States · Aged 38 · Died 09/08/2007
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Reora Askew allegedly threatened passengers on a SERTA bus with a kitchen knife. When she threatened responding officers with the knife, they pepper sprayed her, then shot and killed her.
Alleged responsible partyPhiladelphia Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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