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Authorities: Police Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Jersey Shore Kidnapper Justified Authorities: Police Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Jersey Shore Kidnapper Justified
Authorities: Police Shooting Of Knife-Wielding Jersey Shore Kidnapper Justified Police were justified in shooting an Ocean County ex-con who cornered them with a knife after stabbing a K-9, authorities announced Wednesday. “Drop the knife!” the officers yelled repeatedly as Edward Walsh advanced at least 20 feet toward them, refusing to stop, during a November 2018 encounter in a Mantoloking home, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. “Officers found a large knife with a brown handle next to Walsh and a second knife in his waistband,” the prosecutor said. They administered first aid until EMS arrived, Billhimer said. The K-9 was treated at a local animal…

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