ATLANTA — A Georgia Tech police officer overreacted by firing a gunshot that killed a student who investigators say was armed with a knife and ignored commands to drop it, a lawyer for the family said.
Campus police killed Scout Schultz, 21, who they say was advancing on officers with a knife.
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