An Alabama superintendent says a man went to several doors trying to get into the elementary school while a literacy program for children was happening.
A man who tried to enter an Alabama elementary school where a summer program was being held was shot to death by police Thursday morning, authorities said.
The resource officer confronted a person who attempted to break into a marked Rainbow City police car near the school, according to a statement from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. More officers from the Gadsden Police Department showed up to assist, the statement said.The person was shot to death after resisting and trying to take the resource officer's gun, the agency said.
Authorities didn’t immediately release details including whether White was armed or why he might have been trying to get into the school or patrol car.
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