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2023-12-04 12:01:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 098E3A136DEF1EBB222E5C57080920EB707BA51E0E58196C688802FFF542C7F3
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The incident occurred on April 21, 2023 in Grand Rapids. 69-year-old William Voelker reached for a gun while talking to a policeman. The officer warned the man, but he replied that he wanted to be shot. William died at the scene. The policeman did not receive any charges. https://www.wsaw.com/2023/04/22/suspect-dead-police-shooting-wood-co/
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