KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Clay County Sheriff's deputies shot and wounded a man who pulled a large knife, charged at the deputies and refused commands to drop the knife.
The suspect was taken to a hospital and could be released into law enforcement custody late Saturday.
The incident began about 2 p.m. when Kansas City, Missouri, police officers were sent to check on reports of a man causing a disturbance at a Northland shopping center.
Clay County sheriff's deputies found the man a few minutes later walking near Northeast 50th Street and North Oak Trafficway.
When deputies tried to talk to the man, he pulled out a large knife and ran into a nearby wooded area.
The man pulled the knife and charged at deputies at least two more times before he was shot and wounded.
No deputies were hurt in the incident.
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