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Armed man shot, killed by police

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Armed man shot, killed by police
Armed man shot, killed by police
An armed man was shot and killed by police after a standoff.

BREAKING OVERNIGHT -- ANEARLY THREE-HOURLONG STANDOFF ENDSWITH A DEADLY OFFICERINVOLVED SHOOTING.AT 11 LAST NIGHT, POLICEWERE CALLED TO A HOMEOFF ASKEW ON REPORTSOF AN ARMED PERSONINSIDE.THE SHOOTING HAPPENEDJUST BEFORE TWO NEAR68TH AND INDIANA.THIS MORNING 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER CHARLIEKEEGAN JOINS US FROMTHAT SCENE.WHAT ARE PEOPLETELLING YOU AS THEY GETUP AND GO TO WORK?TAYLOR I JUST SPOKEWITH A WOMAN WHO"SFATHER LIVES ON THEBLOCK.SHE TOLD ME SHE ISSHAKING - THAT THISSITUATION HITS TOOCLOSE TO HOME.NO ONE WANTS TO SEESWAT TEAM TRUCKS ANDCRIME SCENE TAPE ONTHEIR BLOCK.LET ME SHOW YOU WHATWEVE SEEN OVER THEPAST SEVERAL HOURS.DETECTIVES AND CSIANALYSTS COMINGAROUND TAKING PICTURESOF THE TRUCKS - GOINGBETWEEN HOUSES NEAR68TH AND INDIANA.POLICE TELL US THE MANTHEY WERE LOOKING FORRAN HERE FROM 69TH ANDASKEW AT ABOUT 11 LASTNIGHT.THEY SAY HE HAD A GUN -WAS HIGH ON PCP ANDWAS TRYING TO GET INTOHOUSES.HE WAS NOT LISTENING TONEGOTIATORS AND ATABOUT 1:45 THIS MORNINGPOINTED HIS GUN ATOFFICERS - WHO THENSHOT HIM.POLICE TELL US THE MANDIED AT THE HOSPITAL.AS FAR AS WE KNOW - NOOFFICERS WERE HURT INTHIS SITUATION.AND NO WORD YET ONWHEN THE PD WILLREOPEN INDIANA AVENUE.REPORTING LIVE IN KCMOCHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION NEWS TO

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