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Tuesday, September 30, 2003

A police officer in Spokane, Washington, shot and killed a a 15-year-old member of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe who was hearing impaired.

Eagle Michael, 15, allegedly stole a case of a beer from a convenience store on Saturday. The police officer who responded to the call shot him once in the head after he threatened her with what turned out to be a BB gun.

The officer, identified by The Spokesman Review as Michele Madsen, has been placed on administrative leave.

Michael wore a hearing aid. He was attending the Idaho School for Deaf and Blind.

Get the Story:
Boy's BB gun looked like a Colt .45 handgun (The Spokesman Review 9/29)
BB gun looked like real gun, police say (The Spokesman Review 9/29)
Teen shot by police was hard of hearing, armed with BB gun (AP 9/30)

Relevant Links:
Spokane Police Department - http://www.spokanepolice.org/index.html
Coeur d'Alene Tribe - http://www.cdatribe.com

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