Rennie Defoe Jr

Death by Force

Rennie Defoe Jr., a 43-year-old African American man, died on July 17, 2018, in Lakeland, Florida, under tragic circumstances. Defoe was fatally shot by Mehedeun Hasan, a 22-year-old convenience store clerk, during an attempted theft. The incident occurred at a Shell gas station on North Combee Road in Lakeland. Defoe had entered the store, taken three 18-packs of Natural Ice beer valued at approximately $36, and attempted to leave without paying. As Defoe was backing out of the parking lot in h ...Read More

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