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A review of body-worn camera and street cameras shows that when officers approached the man, he displayed a silver handgun and began fighting with officers, striking one of the officers in the head with a handgun. During the encounter the man discharged the pistol and City of Newburgh Police Officers fired their weapons. One City of Newburgh Police Officer was taken to the hospital and treated for a gunshot wound, as well as injuries to his head. After the armed man was shot, City of Newburgh Police Officers attempted CPR. However, after transport to St. Luke’s Hospital for treatment, the man was subsequently pronounced dead.

To ensure public confidence in the integrity of the investigation stills from a portion of one of the officer’s body-worn camera footage is being released to the media. “Normally in an investigation of this type of incident we would not be releasing images this early in the investigation,” said District Attorney David Hoovler. “However, to allay community concerns, which quite frankly have been stoked by misinformation coming from a city official, we are releasing these images showing the armed man discharging his gun.”

Upstanding citizens looting the local liquor store in Limpopo. It didn't take long. And no police in sight, as usual.

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Meanwhile in UK ...

Dr Anthony Fauci, the government's foremost infection disease expert, says the United States could experience more than 100,000 deaths and millions of infections from the coronavirus pandemic. Fauci offered his prognosis in an interview with CNN's State of the Union on Sunday morning, as the federal government weighs rolling back guidelines on social distancing. 'I would say between 100,000 and 200,000 cases,' he said, correcting himself to say he meant deaths. 'We're going to have millions of cases.' But he added 'I don't want to be held to that' because the pandemic is 'such a moving target'. The bleak projection comes as the US leads the world in coronavirus infections, with 123,778 reported to date.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has expressed similar concern for new hotspots. Dr John Brooks, head of the CDC's Epidemiology Research Team, said that the US is still 'in the acceleration phase' of the pandemic and that all corners of the country are at risk. 'There is no geographic part of the United States that is spared from this,' he said. Some experts have said that outbreaks in other parts of the country could be even more devastating than the ones seen in New York City because they are less prepared.