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Officers responded to reports that a man was walking around with a knife inside the grocery. Upon arrival, they found the man with a 13-inch knife.

The responders attempted to talk him into dropping the weapon for nearly 12 minutes, according to the police. When the man began walking toward an officer, the latter fired at him. Another officer shot a taser, hitting the man and bringing him down.

The initial gunfire did not hit the suspect.

Thomas said that, though the district attorney will be the one to determine if the shootings are warranted, "I think that it's appropriate for an officer that believes they are being threatened with a deadly weapon to respond with force."