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Margarita Brooks

Case from Arlington, TX dated Aug 01, 2019

Victim Details

Margarita Brooks

Female

Arlington

TX

2019-08-01

30

Margarita

Brooks

07/21/2026

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Margarita "Maggie" Brooks, a 30-year-old woman from Arlington, Texas, tragically died on August 1, 2019. Brooks was a mother of three and was often seen walking with her boyfriend and her dog, a lab mix. On the day of her death, she was waiting for her boyfriend in a grassy area behind a shopping center when she was approached by former Arlington police officer Ravinder Singh. Singh was responding to a welfare check call about a woman passed out in the area.

As Singh approached Brooks, he ...
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  • NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth: Estranged Husband of Arlington Police Shooting Victim Speaks Out
  • Slate Magazine: Texas Police Officer Reportedly Shoots and Kills Woman While Firing at Unleashed Dog
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    I've been following the tragic case of Margarita "Maggie" Brooks, and the recent verdict really brou... ...Read More
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