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San Gabriel police shoot and kill man wielding knife inside bank
Modesto Bee ^ | 12/15/02 | AP

Posted on 12/15/2002 9:22:58 AM PST by hoosierskypilot

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:55:33 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

SAN GABRIEL, Calif.(AP) - A man armed with a meat cleaver inside a bank was shot and killed by two police officers after he raised the knife above his head, officials said.

Police responded to a call about 2:20 p.m. that a man wielding a knife was inside a Cathay Bank, said Deputy Scott Butler, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.


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TOPICS: Activism/Chapters
KEYWORDS: bank; kill; knife; police; sangabriel; shoot
First the guy in Louisville. Now this. When will these people learn? You do not bring a knife to a gunfight.
1 posted on 12/15/2002 9:22:58 AM PST by hoosierskypilot
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