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Officer fatally shoots man who brandished guns

Authorities said a police officer fatally shot a man in his 30s who brandished a handgun and rifle outside a house early today.
AP Wire
Jan 25, 2012

WWMT-TV and the Kalamazoo Gazette reported the man was shot around 3 a.m. in Lawton, about 55 miles south of Grand Rapids.

Authorities said the shooting happened after a Lawton police officer tried to stop a vehicle that had sparks coming from underneath. Police said the vehicle stopped in a driveway and the man got out.

Police said the officer wasn’t injured and three passengers in the vehicle weren’t hurt.

Names of those involved weren’t immediately released. Police said the man who was killed was wanted in Kalamazoo County for failing to appear in court on a felony charge of carrying a concealed weapon.
 

Comments

zwesterhouse
Fri, 07/13/2012 - 4:04pm

Another stupid idiot! You go at a cop with a gun or sword then you get what you got coming.

kilmontire
Thu, 11/08/2012 - 2:08am

That is so outlandish I have to say that the man who have brandished guns and this is misdeed law enforcement officer was at precise.

http://www.swordsswords.com/lord...

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