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Richard Specker
United States · Aged 47 · Died 03/15/2003
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Officer Wilfredo Torres shot Richard Specker after Specker reportedly shot and wounded him inside D&L Snack Shop. At about 2 p.m., a cook flagged down two uniformed officers and said Specker was inside the restaurant with a gun, police said. According to police, one officer went in the rear door while Torres went in the front, where he saw Specker. Torres announced that he was police and Specker allegedly shot him once in each thigh. Torres returned fire, killing Specker.
Alleged responsible partyChicago Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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