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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police say an officer in Virginia shot a knife-wielding man who had earlier told dispatchers that he strangled his wife.
The Richmond Police Department says officers were called to an apartment complex early Sunday after a man told a dispatcher that he strangled his wife and was holding a gun to his head.
Police say officers found the man at the front door of the residence and an officer used a stun gun, which police say "proved ineffective." Police say the man then threatened the officers with a knife and an officer shot the man once.
Police say the man was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Police say officers found a woman's body in the residence.
The officer has been placed on administrative leave, per department policy.
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