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Armed man killed by officer on La. college campus

The unidentified man struggled Thursday evening with the two officers while being escorted off the campus and pulled a gun

Associated Press

SHREVEPORT, La. — Shreveport police continue their investigation into death of a man who pulled a gun on two Centenary College of Louisiana public safety officers.

Cpl. Marcus Hines says the unidentified man struggled Thursday evening with the two officers while being escorted off the campus. He says the man pulled out a gun and was shot by one of the school’s police officers.

Hines says shooting happened in front of the college’s library. College officers say the man was exhibiting “peculiar behavior.”

Hines says there’s no indication the man is a student or connected to the college.

The identities of the officers involved and of the man shot have not been released.

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