Robert Lyons was killed by a police sniper’s bullet after an eight-hour standoff in which he pleaded 32 times for the SWAT team to leave.
This story is part of a joint project of WBEZ and the Better Government Association. See all the stories here.
‘You’re Playing War Games In My Front Yard’
Robert Lyons was killed by a police sniper’s bullet after an eight-hour standoff in which he pleaded 32 times for the SWAT team to leave.
This story is part of a joint project of WBEZ and the Better Government Association. See all the stories here.
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