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Rodolfo “Rudy” Martinez-Cortez
United States · Aged 30 · Died 10/29/2020
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A patrol officer was working on a traffic investigation when a other crashed at 17th and Court Street NE about 10 a.m. The driver fled. The officer followed on foot and confronted the driver, Rodolfo "Rudy" Martinez-Cortez, in a residential backyard on Court Street NE. Martinez-Cortez shot the officer in the ankle. The officer returned fire, killing Martinez-Cortez.
Alleged responsible partySalem Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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