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Police in North Carolina said a man was shot and killed by officers when he charged at them with a knife.Police in North Carolina said a man was shot and killed by officers when he charged at them with a knife.
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Local media outlets reported that 38-year-old Alan Joseph Rushton died on Saturday at WakeMed hospital in Raleigh.Local media outlets reported that 38-year-old Alan Joseph Rushton died on Saturday at WakeMed hospital in Raleigh.
A Wake Forest police department spokesman said officers responded to Rushton’s home on Friday night. When they arrived, the spokesman said, Rushton ran to the second floor of his home, displayed a large knife and barricaded himself inside a room.A Wake Forest police department spokesman said officers responded to Rushton’s home on Friday night. When they arrived, the spokesman said, Rushton ran to the second floor of his home, displayed a large knife and barricaded himself inside a room.
Spokesman Bill Crabtree said that when police officers tried to take Rushton into custody, he charged at them with the knife. Spokesman Bill Crabtree said that when police officers tried to take Rushton into custody, he charged at them with the knife. Crabtree said both Rushton and the officer involved in the incident were white.
In May, Wake Forest police shot and killed a man after he fled from police and got out of a car with a handgun in plain view. The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into both cases.In May, Wake Forest police shot and killed a man after he fled from police and got out of a car with a handgun in plain view. The State Bureau of Investigation is looking into both cases.