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| Officer fatally shoots Michigan man after mask dispute leads to stabbing | Officer fatally shoots Michigan man after mask dispute leads to stabbing |
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| Incident marks latest violence over wearing face masks during pandemic | Incident marks latest violence over wearing face masks during pandemic |
| A Michigan man was shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday after stabbing another man who challenged him about not wearing a mask at a convenience store, police said. | A Michigan man was shot dead by a sheriff’s deputy on Tuesday after stabbing another man who challenged him about not wearing a mask at a convenience store, police said. |
| It was far from the first reported violent incident over the wearing – or not – of masks as a basic measure to guard against the spread of the coronavirus. | It was far from the first reported violent incident over the wearing – or not – of masks as a basic measure to guard against the spread of the coronavirus. |
| For some, perhaps encouraged by Donald Trump’s long reluctance to wear a mask in public, the decision about whether to do so has become a political statement. | For some, perhaps encouraged by Donald Trump’s long reluctance to wear a mask in public, the decision about whether to do so has become a political statement. |
| Tuesday’s shooting occurred in Eaton county, south-west of Lansing, about 30 minutes after the stabbing at a Quality Dairy store, Lt Brian Oleksyk of the state police said, adding that a sheriff’s deputy spotted the man’s vehicle in a residential neighborhood and shot him when he tried to attack her with a knife. | Tuesday’s shooting occurred in Eaton county, south-west of Lansing, about 30 minutes after the stabbing at a Quality Dairy store, Lt Brian Oleksyk of the state police said, adding that a sheriff’s deputy spotted the man’s vehicle in a residential neighborhood and shot him when he tried to attack her with a knife. |
| Sean Ruis, 43 and from Grand Ledge, died at a hospital. He stabbed a 77-year-old man inside the Quality Dairy when he was confronted about not wearing a mask, Oleksyk said. The stabbing victim was in stable condition at a hospital. | Sean Ruis, 43 and from Grand Ledge, died at a hospital. He stabbed a 77-year-old man inside the Quality Dairy when he was confronted about not wearing a mask, Oleksyk said. The stabbing victim was in stable condition at a hospital. |
| The Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ordered people to wear masks in stores to reduce the risk of the coronavirus. | The Michigan governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ordered people to wear masks in stores to reduce the risk of the coronavirus. |
| Tensions have been high in Michigan. In May, a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint was fatally shot after denying entry to a customer without a mask. | Tensions have been high in Michigan. In May, a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint was fatally shot after denying entry to a customer without a mask. |
| Elsewhere, the Kansas City Star newspaper reported on Monday that a worker at a barbecue restaurant was threatened by “a middle-aged man dressed in a red Make America Great Again hat – and no mask”. | Elsewhere, the Kansas City Star newspaper reported on Monday that a worker at a barbecue restaurant was threatened by “a middle-aged man dressed in a red Make America Great Again hat – and no mask”. |
| Arlo Kinsey, 18, told the paper he was working behind a takeout counter in Mission, Kansas, when he asked the customer “if he could wear a mask, since it’s what Governor Kelly told us to do”. | Arlo Kinsey, 18, told the paper he was working behind a takeout counter in Mission, Kansas, when he asked the customer “if he could wear a mask, since it’s what Governor Kelly told us to do”. |
| Laura Kelly, like Whitmer a Democrat, mandated the wearing of masks in public earlier this month. Republicans have opposed the order. | Laura Kelly, like Whitmer a Democrat, mandated the wearing of masks in public earlier this month. Republicans have opposed the order. |
| Kinsey told the Star the customer “said he had an exemption to the mask order [and] lifted up his shirt, revealing a gun in a holster on his hip”. | Kinsey told the Star the customer “said he had an exemption to the mask order [and] lifted up his shirt, revealing a gun in a holster on his hip”. |
| Bob Palmgren, the owner of RJ’s Bob-Be-Que Shack, told the paper Kinsey told him “this guy won’t put a mask on and has a gun, and I’m like, ‘Holy shit.’ I run over there, and I’m like, ‘Hey, what’s going on? And he shows me his Trump hat. And I like Trump. | Bob Palmgren, the owner of RJ’s Bob-Be-Que Shack, told the paper Kinsey told him “this guy won’t put a mask on and has a gun, and I’m like, ‘Holy shit.’ I run over there, and I’m like, ‘Hey, what’s going on? And he shows me his Trump hat. And I like Trump. |
| “Everybody’s got problems. But it doesn’t make a difference. You don’t have a mask on. And I’m like: your gun’s not going to kill coronavirus, now get the hell out of here.” | “Everybody’s got problems. But it doesn’t make a difference. You don’t have a mask on. And I’m like: your gun’s not going to kill coronavirus, now get the hell out of here.” |
| An argument ensued before the man left, Palmgren said, adding that he felt threatened. | An argument ensued before the man left, Palmgren said, adding that he felt threatened. |
| “Especially these days, it’s scary when people have any kind of gun, even if it’s a fake gun,” the former US marine said. “You don’t know what he’s going to do. I have a lot of guys who I know come in here and are concealed carrying. But they aren’t showing their gun to anybody.” | “Especially these days, it’s scary when people have any kind of gun, even if it’s a fake gun,” the former US marine said. “You don’t know what he’s going to do. I have a lot of guys who I know come in here and are concealed carrying. But they aren’t showing their gun to anybody.” |
| • This article was amended on 15 July 2020. An earlier version referred to the city of Mission, Missouri. The city is in Kansas. |