By Associated Press - Sunday, May 7, 2017

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas police have killed a man who they say attacked another man with a shovel.

Police say they got a report of a man acting erratically and attacking a security guard with a shovel Saturday. They say officers shot the man after he refused to drop what seemed to be two axes.

This is the fifth officer-involved shooting by the Las Vegas police department this year.

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The names of the officers involved in the shooting and the deceased man’s name have not been released.

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