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A poetic response to the police killing of 61-year-old Richard Lee Richards who was shot to death by a Tuscon police officer while sitting in a wheelchair

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Donney Rose
Dec 02, 2021
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A Tucson police officer has been fired after he was accused of shooting a shoplifting suspect in a wheelchair nine times, killing him, after the man brandished a knife, authorities said Tuesday.

Police announced at a news conference that Officer Ryan Remington was being terminated for excessive use of forc…

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