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US officer having a ‘mild anxiety attack’ took ambulance meant for man shot by police

a police vehicle on a road with its lights flashing
Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Photograph: Matt Gush/Alamy

A man who was shot by police and later died had to wait 10 extra minutes for an ambulance after an officer having a “mild anxiety attack” took the first one that arrived at the scene, according to a newly released state investigation.

Dyshan Best, 39, was shot in the back last year as he fled from officers in Bridgeport, Connecticut. A report released this week by the state’s inspector general found that the shooting was justified because Best had a gun in his hand and the officer pursuing him had reasons to fear for his own safety.

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