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Police say they were forced to open fire on an armed suspect Saturday after he refused to drop his weapon. According to police, a 19-year-old man was spotted in a park with a gun around 3:30 a.m. near

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Police say they were forced to open fire on an armed suspect Saturday after he refused to drop his weapon. According to police, a 19-year-old man was spotted in a park with a gun around 3:30 a.m. near

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