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| Armed LGBT student Scout Schultz shot dead by Atlanta police | Armed LGBT student Scout Schultz shot dead by Atlanta police |
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| Police in the US state of Georgia have shot and killed an LGBT student activist, leading to an independent investigation. | Police in the US state of Georgia have shot and killed an LGBT student activist, leading to an independent investigation. |
| Police encountered Scout Schultz at a campus in Atlanta after a call about "a person with a knife and a gun" late on Saturday, officials say. | Police encountered Scout Schultz at a campus in Atlanta after a call about "a person with a knife and a gun" late on Saturday, officials say. |
| Footage has emerged apparently showing Schultz, 21, refusing to obey several police commands to drop a knife. | |
| Schultz's mother said police should not have used lethal force. | Schultz's mother said police should not have used lethal force. |
| In a video filmed by fellow students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Schultz is heard saying "Shoot me!" while continuing to advance on the officers. One of them then opens fire. | In a video filmed by fellow students at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Schultz is heard saying "Shoot me!" while continuing to advance on the officers. One of them then opens fire. |
| Schultz - who identified as neither male nor female - did not appear to be holding a gun, investigators said, despite what had initially been reported to police. | Schultz - who identified as neither male nor female - did not appear to be holding a gun, investigators said, despite what had initially been reported to police. |
| The computer engineering student later died in hospital, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. | The computer engineering student later died in hospital, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said. |
| No police officers from the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) were injured in the incident. | No police officers from the Georgia Tech Police Department (GTPD) were injured in the incident. |
| The officer who opened fire has not been named. | The officer who opened fire has not been named. |
| Schultz's mother Lynne later said Scout, who was born Scott Schultz, was politically active in progressive causes, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. | Schultz's mother Lynne later said Scout, who was born Scott Schultz, was politically active in progressive causes, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. |
| She added that Schultz had numerous medical issues, suffered from depression and had attempted suicide two years ago. | She added that Schultz had numerous medical issues, suffered from depression and had attempted suicide two years ago. |
| "Why didn't they use some nonlethal force, like pepper spray or Tasers?" she was quoted as saying by the newspaper. | "Why didn't they use some nonlethal force, like pepper spray or Tasers?" she was quoted as saying by the newspaper. |
| Schultz was the president of the Pride Alliance at Georgia Tech. | Schultz was the president of the Pride Alliance at Georgia Tech. |
| "We are all deeply saddened by what has occurred," the group said in a statement. | "We are all deeply saddened by what has occurred," the group said in a statement. |
| "They have been the driving force behind Pride Alliance for the past two years," the group said, using Schultz's preferred pronoun. "They pushed us to do more events and a larger variety events." | "They have been the driving force behind Pride Alliance for the past two years," the group said, using Schultz's preferred pronoun. "They pushed us to do more events and a larger variety events." |