Distraught Man Shot By Seattle Police

Distraught Man Shot By Seattle Police

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Story Published: Apr 29, 2005 at 3:57 AM PST

Story Updated: Aug 31, 2006 at 12:55 AM PST

By KOMO Staff & News Services

SEATTLE - Police who went to the aid of a distraught man jumping off a bridge in Seattle ended up shooting him early Friday morning.

Spokeswoman Debra Brown says officers were trying to calm the man when they struggled and shots were fired.

The man in his 20's was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.

It happened about 4:15 a.m. at the First Avenue South Bridge over the Duwamish River as the man's wife and child were in a car. The man's mother had reportedly called police to say he was suicidal.

Brown says the man jumped off the bridge twice at a low level. After the first jump he went back and tried again before police arrived.

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