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Read the stories of recent victims of lethal police confrontation

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April 9, 2020, Brandon, Colo.: Zachary Gifford, 39, was shot after a traffic stop in sparsely populated Kiowa County, Colo. He was a passenger in the pickup truck, and he fled after police pulled over the unnamed driver. “At some point during Gifford's attempted escape, a struggle ensued between two deputies and shots were fired, according to CBI,” stated KRDO.

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This is the only death in this series by an ex cop and not a current police officer. Brunswick, Georgia, Feb. 23, 2020: Ahmaud Arbery, 25, was shot by an ex-cop’s son after the two were chasing him down suspecting him of robbery.
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Fort Worth, Texas, October 12, 2019: Atatiana Jefferson, 28. A neighbor called police after noticing Atatiana’s door was open. When she heard officers approach, Atatiana (a pre-med graduate) pulled a gun from her purse and pointed it out a bedroom window. Fort Worth Police Chief said she was justified in doing so. Tarrant County DA asked a grand jury to hand down an indictment for murder, saying the officer violated protocol.