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Richard Barber
United States · Aged 53 · Died 03/05/2003
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Deadly force
After an attempt by a state trooper to pull him over on a traffic stop, Barber refused to stop, led the trooper on a slow-speed chase, and simply drove home and pulled into his own driveway. There he physically threatened the trooper with a tire iron and became belligerent. The trooper shot him twice.
Alleged responsible partyConnecticut State PoliceReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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