BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Police in Buffalo say a shoplifting suspect shot by a police officer as he charged at officers with a knife has died.
Authorities say the shooting happened late Tuesday in the city’s Black Rock neighborhood. Police say the suspect ran from an officer responding to a report of shoplifting at a supermarket. Investigators say the suspect ran through a backyard and climbed onto a garage roof.
Police say an officer shot the man after he lunged at officers with a knife.
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The man was taken to Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo for surgery. Police say he died Wednesday afternoon.
The officer involved in the shooting wasn’t injured.
Authorities aren’t identifying the officer or the suspect.
An investigation is underway.
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