Police fatally shot a man wielding a knife inside a Florida university residence hall Friday night, authorities say
The man was killed when he lunged at a police officer and a Florida Institute of Technology security officer and they discharged their weapons, according to a press release from the Melbourne Police Department .Melbourne police officers responded to the campus around 10:40 p.m. after reports of an armed man who was"assaulting students," police said."Melbroune Officers and FIT security entered the building and confronted the male who was armed with an edged weapon.
"A 5-year veteran of the MPD was injured when the suspect lunged at him with the weapon, according to police.The suspect was identified as a sophomore studying aeronautical science, FIT said on Facebook. Authorities have not identified a motive.Read More"The isolated incident resulted in an officer-related shooting where the suspect was killed," FIT said in a statement on Facebook."No one else was seriously injured, with no further threat to campus.
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