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Mother demands answers after son dies in police custody

A Knoxville woman is demanding answers from City Council after her son died in Knoxville Police Department custody last month. The department responded Aug. 5 to reports that Patrick Allen, 49, was refusing to leave a business on Sutherland Avenue, and said a struggle occurred during the incident.

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