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Rodolfo “Rudy” Cardenas
United States · Aged 43 · Died 02/17/2004
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Deadly force
An officer alleged that Cardenas led him on a car chase, then on a foot chase, and tried to pull out a weapon, at which point the officer shot him to death. Cardenas' family was awarded $1 million in a civil rights lawsuit, and the officer had mistaken him for a wanted fugitive. The officer shot Cardenas in the back. Cardenas had meth in his system.
Alleged responsible partyBureau of Narcotics EnforcementReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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