Authorities in far northeast Ohio say a sheriff's deputy responding to a reported stabbing fatally shot a suspect who confronted officers with a gun.
A Friday statement from the sheriff's office says Lake County deputies were called to a Perry Township home Thursday night by a woman who said she'd been stabbed repeatedly. It says responders were met outside by an armed man who refused orders to drop the firearm, and a deputy fired when the suspect raised the gun.
The 54-year-old man was pronounced dead at a medical facility.
The sheriff's office says the 55-year-old woman who'd been stabbed in the chest and back was flown to a Cleveland hospital. No update on her condition was available early Friday.
Authorities planned a news conference to discuss what happened.
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