LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – An Arkansas Razorbacks football player said that a man shot and killed by police in Texas was his brother. According to a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, 26-year-old Arthur Lee Armstrong, Jr. died after an incident involving officers with the DeSoto Police Department on Friday. Hogs’ senior wide receiver Andrew Armstrong confirmed on X that Armstrong was his brother. “Y'all did my brother like that knowing …

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Officer fatally shoots man wielding two knives in DeSoto, police say

On Friday, the Brazilian Military Police killed a man who was on the street in São Carlos, in the interior of São Paulo, running with a knife and a replica of a firearm in his hand, threatening people who were there in front of a bank branch. The Brazilian authorities justified the death with the fact that André da Silva was “totally upset”, had not accepted the negotiation attempts or yielded to the use of non-lethal weapons such as tasers and …

A Polícia Militar brasileira matou, na sexta-feira, um homem que estava na rua, em São Carlos, no interior de São Paulo, a correr com uma faca e uma réplica de arma de fogo na mão, ameaçando as pessoas que estavam no local, em frente a uma agência bancária.   As autoridades brasileiras justificaram a morte com o facto de André da Silva estar "totalmente transtornado", não ter aceitado as tentativas de negociação nem cedido ao uso de armas não le…

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Police kill man running with knife and replica gun on a street in Brazil

DeSoto police said an officer shot and killed a man wielding a knife in each hand who "approached officers aggressively" Friday.

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DeSoto police say an officer fatally shot knife-wielding man Friday morning

An officer shot the man once in the chest after repeatedly telling him to stop and drop his weapons, police said.

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Razorbacks football player says his brother was shot and killed by police in Texas

DeSoto police say the man was holding two knives and “immediately approached officers aggressively” when they arrived. They say officers gave several commands to stop and drop the weapons, but he refused. He was shot once in the chest.

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Knife-wielding man who 'wanted to harm police' shot and killed by DeSoto police officer

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On December 13, 2024, at approximately 10:39 a.m., DeSoto police responded to a 911 hang-up call from a residence in the 1000 block of Hunter’s

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Armed Man Shot by DeSoto Police Following Threats to Harm Officers

As Armstrong continued to close the distance between himself and the officers, one DeSoto officer fired a single round from a patrol rifle

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DeSoto Police Respond to Armed Suspect, Resulting in Fatal Shooting and Ongoing Investigation

On December 13, 2024, at 10:39 AM, DeSoto police dispatch received a 911 hang-up call from a residence in the 1000 block of Hunter’s Creek Dr. Upon reestablishing contact, the caller identified himself as a 26-year-old man and stated that he had “several” weapons and wanted to harm police. Desoto Police Department patrol officers responded…

Razorbacks football player says his brother was shot and killed by police in Texas

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