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Use of Force in Self-Protection

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Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him
Authorities: Officer Justified In Shooting Warren County Assault Suspect Who Disarmed Him A Washington Township police officer was justified in shooting an assault suspect who disarmed him while trying to place him under arrest last summer because it was an act of self-protection, authorities said. Washington Township officers responded to a local home on reports of a man beating a female on July 25, 2019, Acting Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a joint release Wednesday. When the officers arrived to the home on the 400 block of Washburn Avenue, they saw a female fitting the description of the woman being assaulted fleeing the scene in an SUV.  While poli…

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by Cecilia Levine