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Officer's Taser Struck During Struggle Over Gun With Suicidal Subject In Virginia: Police
A police officer in Virginia narrowly avoided being shot during a struggle with an armed suicidal person over his weapon that resulted in an officer-involved shooting, officials say. On Tuesday night, officers from the Newport New Police Department were called to the 600 block of Cleveland Avenue to investigate a reported suicidal subject who was parked inside a vehicle in the area, prompting a tactical response. According to a police spokesperson, the person - whose name has not been released - eventually got out of the vehicle and began walking toward officers with a gun in his hand, igno…