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Man Shot by Police May Have Been Alzheimers Victim

December 24, 2001 By admin

The elderly man who was shot and killed last night by an Indianola cop may have been suffering from Alzheimer’s. Relatives of 76-year-old Robert Clingenpeel say he displayed signs of dementia earlier in the day and they took him to the doctor. Indianola police say they got an inaudible 9-1-1 call from Clingenpeel’s apartment Sunday night. Officer “Tom” Thompson responded, and the policeman says the elderly man pointed a loaded revolver at him. Officer Thompson fired, twice, and Clingenpeel died on the way to the hospital. The 40-year-old cop has worked as an Indianola policeman since 1986. He’s been placed on administrative leave, the standard response while a police shooting is investigated.

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