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William Oakden
United States · Aged 30 · Died 07/09/2010
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Oakden slit his wrists and got help from a neighbor, who called 911. Officers arrived to find Oakden with his neighbor on the porch. When Oakden was ordered to raise his hands, his shirt rose with his hands, revealing a gun tucked in his pants. He allegedly dropped his hands, pulled out the gun--an airsoft toy gun--and pointed it at officers. The airsoft gun fired, and officers fired on Oakden, who was struck 16 times.
Alleged responsible partyWoods Cross Police Department, West Bountiful Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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