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July 2, 2015

Witness: Man killed by police told officers ‘shoot me’

By NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS and REBECCA BOONE

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Two witnesses said an unarmed Mexican immigrant fatally shot by police in Washington state fought with an officer, threw rocks and told officers to shoot him

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