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Uywanda Peterson
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Gender
Female
Age
43 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
04/24/2007
Location
3300 block Belair Road Baltimore MD 21213 Baltimore City
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Uywanda Peterson died after being tasered by police, who she attacked as they were conducting a drug investigation. She was unarmed during the incident. She collapsed shortly after officers shocked her in the chest, and she went into cardiac arrest. Peterson was pronounced dead 45 minutes later.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Baltimore Police Department
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