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Greensboro police, widow detail fatal March officer-involved shooting
- By Andre L. Taylor
- Apr 23, 2016
- Apr 23, 2016 Updated Apr 23, 2016
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A poster-size image of Christopher Michael Tokazowski used at his memorial service sits on the Tokazowskis’ living room floor, only feet from the kitchen where he was shot and killed by police.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record

Dawn Tokazowski pulls the blinds open to reveal bullet holes in her window on Thursday in Greensboro. Her husband, Christopher, was killed in the house after a standoff with police in March. “I loved him so much,” she said of her husband of almost 19 years. “I relied on him so much.”
- photos by Andrew Krech/News & Record
Two bullet holes in the windshield of Christopher Michael Tokazowski's Jeep, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
A look at some bumper stickers displayed on the back of Christopher Michael Tokazowski’s Jeep.
- photos by Andrew Krech/News & Record
A bullet hole on the kitchen window of Dawn Tokazowski’s Efland Drive home Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Some of the bullet holes that pierced Dawn Tokazowski’s Efland Drive home are shown in the living room window. “I just can’t believe it,” she said. “It’s just unreal. I can’t believe it happened.”
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Bullet holes near the key rack in Dawn Tokazowski’s kitchen, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Bullet holes in the kitchen window of Dawn Tokazowski's Efland Drive home Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
A light shot out by police on the side of Dawn Tokazowski's house, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
A fresh tattoo on Dawn Tokazowski's neck in memory of her husband Christopher Michael Tokazowski, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C. Her husband was killed in the house after a standoff with police in March.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Bullet holes in Dawn Tokazowski’s kitchen cabinets, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
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By Andre L. Taylor
GREENSBORO — A fatal shooting involving police last month started with an argument between a father and daughter over a dog collar.
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A poster-size image of Christopher Michael Tokazowski used at his memorial service sits on the Tokazowskis’ living room floor, only feet from the kitchen where he was shot and killed by police.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Dawn Tokazowski pulls the blinds open to reveal bullet holes in her window on Thursday in Greensboro. Her husband, Christopher, was killed in the house after a standoff with police in March. “I loved him so much,” she said of her husband of almost 19 years. “I relied on him so much.”
- photos by Andrew Krech/News & Record
Two bullet holes in the windshield of Christopher Michael Tokazowski's Jeep, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
A look at some bumper stickers displayed on the back of Christopher Michael Tokazowski’s Jeep.
- photos by Andrew Krech/News & Record
A bullet hole on the kitchen window of Dawn Tokazowski’s Efland Drive home Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Some of the bullet holes that pierced Dawn Tokazowski’s Efland Drive home are shown in the living room window. “I just can’t believe it,” she said. “It’s just unreal. I can’t believe it happened.”
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Bullet holes near the key rack in Dawn Tokazowski’s kitchen, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Bullet holes in the kitchen window of Dawn Tokazowski's Efland Drive home Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
A light shot out by police on the side of Dawn Tokazowski's house, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
A fresh tattoo on Dawn Tokazowski's neck in memory of her husband Christopher Michael Tokazowski, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C. Her husband was killed in the house after a standoff with police in March.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
Bullet holes in Dawn Tokazowski’s kitchen cabinets, Thursday, April 21, 2016, in Greensboro, N.C.
- Andrew Krech/News & Record
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