EL PASO, Texas (AP) — El Paso police say an officer has shot and killed a man while responding to a call of a suspicious subject.
Police spokesman Sgt. Chris Mears said the shooting happened Friday when officers confronted a man and he allegedly lunged at them with a knife. An officer responded by firing at the man.
The El Paso Times reports (http://bit.ly/LM75N5 ) that the officer, a 12-year veteran, and the man who was killed haven't been identified by police.
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Information from: El Paso Times, http://www.elpasotimes.com
