Police responding to a home incident at a West Virginia house early Wednesday fatally shot a person who used to be armed with a knife, government mentioned.
Officials from St. Albans and Nitro police departments replied to a choice in a while after middle of the night in St. Albans, government advised information retailers.
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The person used to be in the house and officials tried to get him to go away, Kanawha County Sheriff’s Leader Deputy Joe Crawford advised WCHS-TV. Officials deployed a stun gun, but if that didn’t paintings, an officer shot the person, Crawford mentioned.
The taking pictures took place after the person threatened officials with the knife and started advancing on them, information retailers reported, mentioning a observation from the St. Albans Police Division.
A lady on the scene used to be handled for minor accidents, WCHS reported.
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St. Albans Police Leader Marc Gilbert advised the Charleston Gazette-Mail that the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Bureau of Investigation used to be accumulating proof and dealing with the investigation.