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• Naked gunman threatening suicide shot by Las Vegas police

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  The gunman initially appeared to be complying with commands to put the gun down, but then he turned around and ran toward the gun

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  Chief: Calif. man killed by officers had 'death wish'

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  The 21-year-old suspected gang member had fired dozens of rounds from three weapons, including a rifle

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  Police: Man with fake gun tried 'suicide by cop' at Fla. airport

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  Michael Wayne Pettigrew pointed what looked like a real gun at officers and himself during a nearly three-hour standoff with police at the Orlando International Airport

• Man shot by Minn. police aimed airsoft gun at officers

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  Three friends said Khaleel Thompson was acting erratically and threatening to kill himself hours before he was shot

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  8 dead, including deputy, in Miss. shooting rampage; suspect arrested

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  The rampage began after authorities got a call about a domestic dispute

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  City mistakenly honors man suspected of killing officer

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  Investigators say Trepierre Hummons was hoping for "suicide by cop" when he killed Officer Sonny Kim in 2015 before being gunned down by another officer

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  Cop fired for not shooting armed, suicidal man sues city

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  Stephen Mader said he didn’t shoot Ronald Williams because "he wasn’t out here to harm anybody but himself"

• Calif. teen killed in OIS after pointing BB gun at cops left suicide note

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  Police say the boy called 911 shortly before 3:30 a.m. to ask officers to check on the welfare of an unarmed boy in front of the school

• Video: Ky. cop shoots armed, suicidal man

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  The officer was forced to shoot after the man pointed his gun at him

• Video: Mass. police confront knife-wielding man

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  Christopher Lanzillo was threatening family members at a home with a knife

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  Chicago woman shot by cops during standoff thanks police

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  Authorities said Tamekka Broyles was attempting suicide by cop

• Video: Ga. lieutenant takes down armed suicidal man

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  Lt. Mark Hess was able to subdue the man while another officer grabbed the suspect’s gun

• Video: Fla. police disarm knife-wielding suspect

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  Police believe the man was attempting suicide by cop

• 'Suicide by cop' prevented by Calif. police, behavioral health team

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  Rialto police and the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health helped de-escalate a situation where a man was threatening harm to himself with a knife

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  Police: Teen shot by Los Angeles officer was suicidal, left note

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  Before LAPD fatally shot Daniel Enrique Perez, he used his cellphone to call 911 to report "a man with a gun matching his own description"

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