Man fatally shot by police in San Bernardino
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A San Bernardino police officer fatally shot a man after he fled from officers investigating an emergency call about a man threatening a family with a gun, authorities said Sunday.
About 3:40 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call from a 7-year-old girl who said two men were threatening to shoot her father, said Sgt. Vicki Cervantes, a San Bernardino Police Department spokeswoman.
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After officers arrived at the home, the girl and her father pointed out the two suspects to police. One man was detained, and the other fled, Cervantes said.
After a pursuit, one officer fired several rounds, striking and killing the man in an alley near West 5th street and Interocean Avenue, Cervantes said.
The man, believed to be in his mid-30, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The man has not yet been identified, Cervantes said.
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