Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Sterling Ramon Alavache

Gender : Male

Age : 36

Race : Black

Date : 02/05/2024

Location : Bank of America

City : Ft. Myers

County : Lee

State : Florida

Agency : Lee County Sheriff’s Office, SWAT

Officer(s) :Lt. Paul Nader

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during bank robbery

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Lee County deputies and SWAT entered a bank where a man held a hostage at knife point. Police sent in a drone and a robodog and a sniper shot and killed the man.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/swat-team-sniper-killed-bank-hostage-taker-armed-106999540

https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-bank-robber-holding-two-hostages-knifepoint-shot-killed-sniper-during-standoff-sheriff?dicbo=v2-cLCRjnt