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Woodrow Player

Case from Athens, CA dated Jul 10, 2009

Victim Details

Woodrow Player, III

Male

Black / African American

Athens

CA

2009-07-10

22

Woodrow

Player

07/09/2026

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Woodrow Player III, a 22-year-old man from Athens, California, died on July 10, 2009, after being shot multiple times by Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies. The incident occurred in the 11200 block of Berendo Avenue in Westmont. According to the deputies, they were responding to a 9-1-1 call from a woman who claimed her former boyfriend had threatened her with a handgun. When the deputies arrived, they spotted a vehicle matching the description provided in the call. As they attempt ...
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