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Fla. Police Shoot and Kill 73-Year-Old Woman in Citizens Training Exercise

Fla. Police Shoot and Kill 73-Year-Old Woman in Citizens Training Exercise

Mary Knowlton

Retired librarian Mary Knowlton died after a Punta Gorda, Fla. police officer shot her with live ammunition, not blanks, inside the police headquarters. 

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