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Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr.

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November 2011 events in the United StatesWhite Plains, New York
Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr
Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr

Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. was fatally shot by police on November 19, 2011, in White Plains, New York. After his LifeAid medical alert necklace was inadvertently triggered, police came to his home and demanded that he open his front door. Despite his objections and statements that he did not need help, the police broke down Chamberlain's door. According to police, Chamberlain charged at them with a knife and he was tasered, and then fatally shot. Chamberlain was a 68-year-old, black, retired Marine, and a 20-year veteran of the Westchester County Department of Corrections. He wore the medical alert pendant due to a chronic heart problem.The shooting was the topic of the 2019 film The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain.

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