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July 11, 2022

15-Year-Old Black Teenager in Albuquerque Dies in Fire During Police Standoff
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In Albuquerque, New Mexico, a 15-year-old Black teenager named Brett
Rosenau died Thursday from smoke inhalation after a police SWAT team
fired multiple rounds of munitions into a house during a standoff
targeting another individual. Authorities are investigating whether
police officers started the house fire by firing tear gas canisters into
the home. The target of the SWAT team escaped the fire and has been
hospitalized with burn wounds.


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