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Sylvester Villasana
United States · Aged 28 · Died 05/09/2009
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Villasana refused to pull over for a traffic stop, resulting in a high-speed chase that ended in a vacant lot. At least two officers told Villasana to surrender. Villasana rushed Officer Justin Sanders, 27. Officer Sanders shot at Villasana, striking him three times and killing him. A knife and a cell phone were found with underneath his body.
Alleged responsible partyCorpus Christi Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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