PINSON, Ala. (AP) - A man has died after being shot by sheriff’s deputies in Alabama.
AL.com reports that Chief Deputy Randy Christian with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to a call from a landlord Tuesday evening about her 32-year-old son who was allegedly harassing neighbors and threatening them with a gun.
Christian says the unidentified suspect was combative and tried to fight deputies, who shot him twice with a stun gun. He was unharmed and grabbed the stun gun, and used it on a deputy, who fired two shots at him. The suspect fell, got back up, and advanced on deputies, one of whom fired a third and fatal shot.
Christian says the deputies “protected themselves as they should have.” The State Bureau of Investigations will take over the case.
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Information from: The Birmingham News, https://www.al.com/birminghamnews
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