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Those are the words that Troy Canty states he said to Goetz on a subway train on 22 December 1984. Goetz's response reportedly was, "Sure, I've got five dollars for each of you." Instead, he pulled out a gun and started firing. After the fact, the four black youths shot by Goetz admitted that they were "fooling around on the train when this white dude came in and sat down next to us." Canty was the first one shot, in the chest, the bullet just missing his heart. Barry Allen was shot next, in the back of his neck as he turned to try to escape. James Ramseur was shot next, by one of two hollow-point bullets that Goetz had in the revolver. Hollow-point bullets, also known as dum dums, are designed to cause the maximum damage possible to human flesh by expanding as they enter...
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