Bodycam video shows Seattle police officers fatally shooting man after he points gun at them

The King County Sheriff’s Office and Washington State Patrol are investigating a deadly shooting in south Seattle involving an armed man and multiple Seattle police officers, according to both agencies.

Police responded around 4:15 p.m. Oct. 30 to reports of a man armed with an axe near 5th Avenue South and South Holgate Street.

According to Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes, officers attempted to communicate with the man and used “less lethal force” after he advanced toward them, but it was ineffective…

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