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Richard O’Bert
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Gender
Male
Age
47 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
04/08/2000
Location
Burdick Trailer Park Pownal VT 05261 Bennington
Cause of Death
Deadly force
State troopers responding to O'Bert's trailer park on a domestic disturbance call told him he was being arrested. He was calm. But from that point accounts vary. In the police version he disappeared inside the trailer then motioned as if he had a gun. Witnesses described him as cooperative and plainly unarmed. The state settled a $100K wrongful death suit with the family.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Vermont State Police
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