USA - Pennsylvania. A jury sentenced Rahmael Holt to death.

17 February 2020 :

A Westmoreland County jury sentenced Rahmael Holt to death. The same jury on Tuesday convicted Holt, 31, Black, of shooting and killing police Officer Brian Shaw after an attempted traffic stop on Nov. 17, 2017.

(Source: triblive.com, 14/11/2019)

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