LACEY, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say a Washington State Patrol trooper shot and killed a man along Interstate 5 who had called 911 and requested “suicide by cop” before threatening the officer with a knife.
Trooper Brooke Bova says the shooting occurred Saturday after the man was pulled over.
Paramedics attempted life-saving measures but the man died at the scene. His name hasn’t been released.
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Bova says the unidentified trooper wasn’t injured.
The Thurston County Critical Incident Investigation team is handling the investigation.
No further details were immediately released.
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