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May 22, 2015

Washington: Cop Shoots 2 Unarmed Men Accused of Trying to Steal Beer 
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Hundreds of demonstrators rallied in Olympia, Washington, after a police
officer shot two unarmed African-American men accused of trying to steal
beer from a grocery store. Officer Ryan Donald shot and wounded Andre
Thompson and his stepbrother Bryson Chaplin, claiming one of them
assaulted him with a skateboard. Both men are expected to survive.
Officer Donald is on administrative leave.

 

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