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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Ramer

Man who killed Delaware state trooper at DMV office had said he was being harassed by police

Delaware-DMV Shooting - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

The man who fatally shot a Delaware State Police trooper at a DMV office believed he was being monitored and harassed by law enforcement but had no prior interaction with the officer he killed, investigators said Friday.

State Police Cpl. Matthew Snook was working an overtime assignment at the New Castle Department of Motor Vehicles reception desk on Dec. 23 when Rahman Rose entered as a customer, approached him from behind and shot him with a handgun, state police last month. In a final update Friday, police said Rose had told others that he believed police were targeting him and had posted on social media about being the victim of “gang stalking," which authorities described as a belief that one is being surveilled and harassed by government entities.

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