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Sammy Cecilio Baca
United States · Aged 27 · Died 09/13/2002
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Deadly force
Officers tried to arrest Baca, named in multiple felony warrants, after conducting a traffic stop on his other. Baca fled the other on foot. Officers tried to subdue him. In the process, Baca took Officer Gannon Tucker's pistol, then shot twice at the officers. Corporals Jimmy Johnson, Keith Cargo and Lynn Ward fatally shot Baca. Baca had allegedly threatened Officer Tucker with a knife six days earlier.
Alleged responsible partyAmarillo Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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