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entered the Scott's 200-acre (0.81 km) ranch. They planned to arrest Scott for allegedly running a 4,000-plant marijuana plantation. When he emerged at the top of the stairs, holding his gun over his head, the officers told him to lower the gun. As he did, they shot him to death. According to
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