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He Didn’t Believe in Showing ID—and Cops Shot Him

VIOLENT ENDS

Police shot and killed an Alabama man after he refused to show them ID at an animal shelter—and now a lawsuit claims he was within his rights to resist arrest.

Kelly Weill

Published Jan. 6 2017 1:03AM EST

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Kelly Weill

Kelly Weill

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