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Spokane officer cleared in shooting of man with machete

By Associated Press
Published: April 25, 2017, 11:31am

SPOKANE — Prosecutors have found a Washington state police officer justified in his use of force against a machete-wielding man who was shot with a rifle outside a bar in Spokane.

The Spokesman-Review reports the Spokane County Prosecutor’s Office cleared Officer Scott Lesser of wrongdoing Monday in connection with the May 2016 shooting.

Officers had found Charlston Harper outside a bar after reports that he was brandishing a machete and threatening people.

They used a Taser to subdue him but were unsuccessful.

Police say Harper was shot after he failed to comply with orders not to enter a staircase that provided access to apartments.

Harper remains jailed on harassment and armed burglary charges.

Harper told the newspaper he has been diagnosed with bipolar-type schizoaffective disorder and that he should’ve been sent to a mental hospital for treatment.

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