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Richard Lee Shafer
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Gender
Male
Age
60 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
08/01/2011
Location
400 block South 8th Avenue Elgin OR 97827 Union
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Shafer was killed during an early-morning domestic disturbance call by a member of Elgin's small rural police department. Shafer had been handling, and supposedly unloading, an AR-15 in the officer's presence when the officer tasered Shafer then fatally shot him.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Elgin Police Department
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National Anthem
United States