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Southern Minnesota Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Person
OLIVIA, Minn. (AP) _ Authorities say a police officer in southern Minnesota shot and killed a person after an early-morning altercation.
Officials in the town of Olivia say the shooting occurred after an an armed person confronted an off-duty officer in an alley about 2:20 a.m. Sunday.
The person was pronounced dead at a local hospital. Officials say the officer has been placed on administrative leave.
No further information was immediately available. Olivia is located about 100 miles west of the Twin Cities.
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