10/24/2009

Associated Press

The Tillamook County sheriff says a man has been fatally shot after he threatened two deputies with a hatchet.

Sheriff Todd Anderson said the deputies who responded to a disturbance call Friday at a Garibaldi home found a man breaking into a mobile home. The sheriff says the man was holding a hatchet and threatened the deputies.

Tillamook Police Chief Terry Wright says the questions of how many shots were fired — and whether both deputies fired — are under investigation.

The dead man was not immediately identified, pending notification of relatives. The deputies have not been identified.

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Information from: KPTV-TV, http://www.kptv.com/