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Jul 4, 2008

Commonwealth's attorney calls Newport News police shooting "justifiable homicide"

Newport News Police say the man they killed in mid-February at the end of a 30-minute negotiation told officers, "Shoot me." Robert Harper was struck by eight bullets fired by an officer who authorities say ...

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Wales Gaelic Iberes
Fredericksburg, VA
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Jul 6, 2008
 
Law has spoken.
kylem1
Portsmouth, VA
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Jul 9, 2008
 
Well, making sudden moves while telling the cops to shoot you isn't exactly smart. Keep your hands in clear view and don't do anything stupid. I'd say he got what he asked for.
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