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POSTED: 8:41 am EST November 12, 2005
UPDATED: 8:56 am EST November 12, 2005
BARRE, Vt. -- Authorities said a man inside a police station in Barre, Vt., was shot to death after he pulled a knife on an officer who was photographing and fingerprinting him.
State police said the officer shot and killed the man in a small room where the man had gone for processing after appearing in court for allegedly violating a restraining order. They said he had not been searched because he wasn't actually in police custody at the time.
The officer suffered a slight injury when he was bitten by a police dog trained to attack people who fire a gun.
The town's police chief says the shooting appears to be justified but state officials are investigating.
UPDATED: 8:56 am EST November 12, 2005
BARRE, Vt. -- Authorities said a man inside a police station in Barre, Vt., was shot to death after he pulled a knife on an officer who was photographing and fingerprinting him.
State police said the officer shot and killed the man in a small room where the man had gone for processing after appearing in court for allegedly violating a restraining order. They said he had not been searched because he wasn't actually in police custody at the time.
The officer suffered a slight injury when he was bitten by a police dog trained to attack people who fire a gun.
The town's police chief says the shooting appears to be justified but state officials are investigating.
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