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deputies shoot r.duke outside sheriff's headquarters after he brandishes knives; sheriff calls case a possible "suicideby cop" (picture)

Title: 
deputies shoot r.duke outside sheriff's headquarters after he brandishes knives; sheriff calls case a possible "suicideby cop" (picture)
Annotation: 
This initial report named the man who was shot by deputies as "Bob Dukes or Robert Dukes." Later reports carried hisname as Robert Michael "Bob" Duke. No correction was published. Also, the name one of the sheriff's deputies involved in theincident was spelled "Pete Birggette" in this article, and "Pete Briggette" or "Pete Brigette" in subsequent articles. Again,no correction was published.
Name(s): 
duke, robert michael "bob"
dukes, robert
briggette, pete
birggette, pete
branaman, jody
Date: 
Tuesday, July 29, 2003
Locator: 
1b:5
Type: 
news

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