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Last updated on Monday, April 9, 2018
(SOUTH BEND) - A prosecutor says a northern Indiana police officer who fatally shot a knife-wielding man was justified in shooting the man.
St. Joseph County Prosecutor Ken Cotter says no charges are planned against the South Bend officer who shot and killed 56-year-old Rafael Ramirez.
Police were called Thursday afternoon following reports of a man armed with a knife threatening to kill people inside a small apartment complex. Authorities say three officers went to the scene and were confronted by Ramirez, who had a knife in each hand.
Cotter says officers told Ramirez numerous times to stay back and put down the knives, but he didn't comply. In an audio recording released by authorities, an officer is heard saying "I'll shoot you" before Ramirez is heard responding: "Shoot me."
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