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Ronald Tarentino Jr.

Death by Force
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In the pre-dawn hours of May 22, 2016, a routine traffic stop on a residential street in Auburn, Massachusetts, turned deadly for a dedicated police officer. Ronald Tarentino Jr., a 42-year-old White male, was shot and killed after pulling over a vehicle on Rochdale Street. As he approached the car, an occupant opened fire, striking him multiple times. He was rushed to UMass Memorial Medical Center, where he succumbed to his wounds. Tarentino, a respected officer who had been with the Auburn Pol ...Read More
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    Victim Details

    Ronald Tarentino, Jr.

    Male

    White / Caucasian

    Auburn

    MA

    2016-05-22

    42

    Ronald

    Tarentino Jr.

    11/07/2025

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