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Samuel A. Held
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Gender
Male
Age
29 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
04/09/2000
Location
510 Airport Road Chattanooga TN 37421 Hamilton
Cause of Death
Deadly force
Two local officers on a DUI task force shot and killed Held in his pickup truck near a warehouse, claiming he tried to run them down. The two expended 49 bullets, each reloading. They also detained Held's friend Paula Kilgore and charged her with fleeing from police. (These details assembled from multiple sources.)
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Alleged Responsible Party
Chattanooga Police Department
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