Fritz Severe

Murdered
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Fritz Severe, a 45-year-old homeless man, was shot and killed by a Miami police officer on June 11, 2015, in Miami, Florida. The incident occurred near Gibson Park, close to the Culmer/Overtown Branch Library, where Fritz was reportedly holding a three-foot-long metal pipe. The police were called by a park worker who expressed concern about Severe potentially bothering children attending a nearby summer camp. Officer Antonio Torres, a 20-year veteran of the Miami Police Department, responded to ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Fritz Severe

    March 28, 2022

    Male

    African-American / Black

    Miami

    FL

    2015-06-11

    45

    Fritz

    Severe

    10/16/2024


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