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Brother says Robbins' man's death in police shooting unjustified

A man killed by a Robbins police officer Monday night was firing a shotgun indiscriminately into the air and refused to drop the gun when police told him to do so, authorities said. But the man's brother said he was distraught and that police should have tried to calm him down before shooting him.
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A man killed by a Robbins police officer Monday night was firing a shotgun indiscriminately into the air and refused to drop the gun when police told him to do so, authorities said. But the man's brother said he was distraught and that police should have tried to calm him down before shooting him.

Reporter : Bryan Mims
Photographer : Richard Adkins
Web Editor : Matthew Burns
Posted 2020-08-11T18:45:30-0400 - Updated 2020-08-11T18:45:30-0400