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Originally published January 14, 2009 at 7:00 AM | Page modified January 14, 2009 at 7:20 AM

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Seattle police kill man with knife at motel

Seattle police killed a man they say threatened officers with a knife after they responded to a woman screaming for help.

SEATTLE —

Seattle police killed a man they say threatened officers with a knife after they responded to a woman screaming for help.

Spokesman Jeff Kappel says it started with a 911 call at 1:16 a.m. Wednesday from an Aurora Avenue motel.

Responding officers heard the woman screaming that the man had a knife. When they forced open the door, Kappel says, the man sprayed officers with a chemical irritant. Officers used a stun gun on the man twice but he fought it off and refused orders to drop the knife.

Kappel says when the man advanced he was shot by four or five officers and died at the scene.

This is the second fatal police shooting this month in Seattle. Officers shot a man early New Year's Day when they say he pointed a rifle at them.

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