A Kotzebue police officer shot a person brandishing a knife on Sept. 8. at the entrance to South Tent City, according to police.
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Around 8:22 p.m. two police officers arrived and encountered a person “brandishing a knife,” according to a Kotzebue Police Department“The person immediately walked rapidly towards the officers and refused to drop the knife. The person moved to attack one of the officers, who was forced to discharge his service weapon, hitting the person twice,” police wrote.The person was taken to Maniilaq Health Center before being flown to Anchorage for surgery.Copyright 2022 KTUU. All rights reserved.
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