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Cop Cleared for Shooting Man with Bucket

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In Kenosha, Wisconsin.

The Kenosha County District attorney has determined that Officer Pablo Torres was justified in his use of deadly force to kill a man who was carrying a plastic bucket a year ago. Torres allegedly thought that Aaron Siler had a jack handle in his hand during their foot chase, but it turned out to be a five-gallon plastic bucket. Torrres fired seven rounds, six of which hit Siler.

Read it at Wisconsin Radio Network

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