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DENVER—An investigation is underway after Thornton police shot and killed a man they say was armed with a knife and baseball bat.
Officers were called to 98th Avenue and Josephine Street at about 7:30 p.m. Friday on a report of a drunk man who was threatening people at a party.
Police spokesman Matt Barnes tells KMGH-TV ( ) that officers shot the man when he came at them with the baseball bat and knife. The man, whose name has not been released, was pronounced dead at a hospital.
Officers say they used a stun gun on the man before he was fatally shot.
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Information from: KMGH-TV,
