SPD releases video: Armed man approaches officers, is fatally shot by police in Rainier Valley

Warning: the video contains graphic content that may be disturbing to some viewers.

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has released a video, which can be viewed here, of an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the Rainier Valley neighborhood of South Seattle Tuesday.

The man shot by police was seen walking with a handgun near 42nd Avenue S. and S. Othello Street. Officers arrived after a bystander reported the disturbance. The man then approached law enforcement while armed and shirtless. Officers responded by firing at him…

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