FBI: 18-year-old shot and killed by ATF agent in Aliquippa was armed
18-year-old Kendric Curtis was shot and killed by an ATF agent in Aliquippa, and according to the FBI, he was armed at the time.
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18-year-old Kendric Curtis was shot and killed by an ATF agent in Aliquippa, and according to the FBI, he was armed at the time.
Kendric Curtis, 18, died at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh hours after being shot by an ATF agent in Aliquippa.
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