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Wallace Dean Staples
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Gender
Male
Age
42 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
05/16/2020
Location
800 block Martin Street Greenville GA 30222 Meriwether
Cause of Death
Deadly force
About 7 p.m., 911 calls came in regarding a shirtless man with a gun. When Greenville police officers arrived, they saw the man walking in a driveway. The man stopped and sat down, pointed the gun at himself, and spoke to police. Police told the man to drop the gun, but he did not comply, but reportedly pointed the gun at the officers. One of the officers shot and killed him.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Greenville Police Department
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