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Guard Shoots Man Who Brandished Knife In Restaurant Fight, Police Say
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 25, 10:40 AM EDT
updated Oct 26, 4:50 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WBAL-TV 11 (NBC), The Baltimore Banner and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
An armed security guard shot and killed a man who had pulled a knife during a fight at the Crackpot restaurant and bar in Towson, police said. The incident was reported by WMAR-TV, The Baltimore Banner, and WBAL-TV 11 (NBC).
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 3, Oct 26, 7:44 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Man with knife shot and killed by armed security guard after fight at Towson restaurant, police say · WMAR-TV
- Man killed after pulling knife during fight at Crackpot bar in Towson, police say · The Baltimore Banner
- Guard shoots man who brandished knife in restaurant fight, police say · WBAL-TV 11 (NBC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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