Officer Shoots, Kills Knife-Wielding Man
A police officer shot and killed a domestic violence suspect Sunday morning after the man approached the officer while wielding a knife and refused orders to drop the weapon, authorities said.
Police said they had been called to an apartment by a woman who claimed to have been attacked by the man. The man, whose identity was not released, threatened to kill himself before police broke down the door.
When the man tried to corner one officer with the knife, the officer shot him once in the torso, police said. The man died at the scene.
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