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Carolyn Sue Boetticher

Case from Charlotte, NC dated Apr 09, 1997

Victim Details

Carolyn Sue Boetticher

Female

Other Race

Charlotte

NC

1997-04-09

48

Carolyn

Sue Boetticher

07/04/2026

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Carolyn Sue Boetticher, a 48-year-old woman from Charlotte, NC, tragically lost her life on April 9, 1997. The incident occurred when two police officers fired 22 shots at a car that ran a police checkpoint. Carolyn, who was a passenger in the back seat, was struck in the back of the neck by one of the shots and died the following morning at Carolinas Medical Center. The officers involved, Shannon Jordan and Donn Belz, were placed on administrative duty pending an investigation into the shooting ...
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