Fatal Encounters

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James Martin Loy

Name: James Martin Loy
Age: 55
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 01/03/2000
Location: 107 South Grant St.
Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 15401
County: Fayette
Agency: Uniontown Police Department
Cause of Death: Gunshot
Intended Use of Force: Suicide
Media summary: Loy and another motorist were apparently involved in a road rage incident. The confrontation ended when Loy fired a shot at the other driver. When police went to Loy's home and approached him in a bedroom, he fired a shot. He killed himself during the ensuing standoff.
Unique ID: 19512

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