Knife-wielding West Virginia man fatally shot by police responding to domestic call
Incident occurred shortly after midnight Wednesday in St. Albans, WV
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police responding to a domestic incident at a West Virginia home early Wednesday fatally shot a man who was armed with a knife, authorities said.
Officers from St. Albans and Nitro police departments responded to a call shortly after midnight in St. Albans, authorities told news outlets.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The man was in the home and officers attempted to get him to leave, Kanawha County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Joe Crawford told WCHS-TV. Officers deployed a stun gun, but when that didn’t work, an officer shot the man, Crawford said.
Police in West Virginia fatally shot a man who brandished a knife during a St. Albans domestic disturbance call. (Fox News)
The shooting happened after the man threatened officers with the knife and began advancing on them, news outlets reported, citing a statement from the St. Albans Police Department.
A woman at the scene was treated for minor injuries, WCHS reported.
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St. Albans Police Chief Marc Gilbert told the Charleston Gazette-Mail that the Kanawha County Sheriff's Bureau of Investigation was collecting evidence and handling the investigation.