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A man is shot dead while protecting a friend
Robert Michael Gnizak, a 49-year-old resident of Lorain, Ohio, was tragically killed on August 14, 2016, in an incident that occurred in the drive-thru of a Taco Bell located at 3671 Oberlin Avenue. On the night of the incident, Robert was being driven home by a female friend after they stopped to get some food. As Robert exited the vehicle to better see the menu, a man approached the car, demanding money from the female driver at gunpoint. When Robert intervened to protect his friend, he was fa ...Read More
Robert Michael Gnizak, a 49-year-old resident of Lorain, Ohio, was tragically killed on August 14, 2016, in an incident that occurred in the drive-thru of a Taco Bell located at 3671 Oberlin Avenue. On the night of the incident, Robert was being driven home by a female friend after they stopped to get some food. As Robert exited the vehicle to better see the menu, a man approached the car, demanding money from the female driver at gunpoint. When Robert intervened to protect his friend, he was fa ...Read More
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Robert Gnizak
February 11, 2022
Male
Caucasian / White
Lorain
OH
2016-08-14
2016-08-14
1967-07-07
49
Robert
Gnizak
Blonde
Green
5'09
255lbs
11/06/2025
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09/14/2024
09/14/2024
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01/01/2023
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