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PG Officers Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding Man
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PG Officers Shoot, Kill Knife-Wielding ManMan Carried Knife While Walking On Route 301BOWIE, Md. , 5:44 p.m. EDT October 4, 2001 -- A knife-wielding man was shot and killed by officers Thursday after allegedly threatening several people at an apartment complex and then refusing to drop the knife while walking through traffic, police said. The man, identified only as a 31-year-old black man, refused to surrender after officers tried to subdue him with pepper spray, lunging at them several times with the knife, police said. Four officers fired at the man as he walked on the busy road, stopping traffic, said Cpl. Diane Richardson, a police spokeswoman. The man, who died on the scene, was recently evicted from a nearby apartment complex and threatened an employee. Before he was shot, the man repeatedly shouted "You aren't going to take me alive," at officers, The Washington Post reported on its Web site. Police would not confirm if the man said anything. Officers sprayed the man with pepper spray and then shot him with pepper spray pellets, neither of which had any effect. The officers followed police protocol for the use of lethal force, Richardson said. The four officers were placed on routine administrative leave pending an investigation, the spokeswoman said. Route 301 was closed in both directions after the shooting, and the southbound lanes remained closed for much of the day. Stay with TheWBALChannel.com and 11 News for the latest news updates.Copyright http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/1004013/detail.html
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