William Lee Daniels Jr., a 29-year-old Black man from Poughkeepsie, New York, died on March 18, 2014. Daniels' death was the result of a police shooting that occurred the day prior.
On the evening of March 17, 2014, officers from the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department responded to a report of a man with a gun at the intersection of Main and Academy streets. Upon arrival, they encountered William Daniels. According to police accounts, Daniels was armed and refused to comply with office
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