Police shine a light on the hotel room door behind which a man barricaded himself for several hours in Pittsburg, California, last month. The man eventually exited the room brandishing a knife, and was wounded by a police officer who fired two shots. (Pittsburg Police Department/Zenger News)
A California police officer shot a 45-year-old man who barricaded himself in a hotel room and apparently brandished a knife at armed officers.
The officer-involved shooting took place Feb. 23 at the Hampton Inn hotel in Pittsburg, California, which is about 40 miles east of San Francisco.
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