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Robert David “O’Connell” Besel
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Gender
Male
Age
42 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
01/28/2011
Location
1302 Puyallup Ave. Tacoma WA 98421 Pierce
Cause of Death
Deadly force
It's reported by officers and witnesses that O'Connell was off of his medication and fired at officers who drove up to him at a gas station, after the clerk alerted them that O'Connell was acting strangely. The officers had asked him to take his hands out of his pockets, at which point he fired at them.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Tacoma Police Department
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