CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Police in West Virginia shot and killed a knife-wielding man in a hospital emergency room after he attacked an employee early Friday, authorities said.

The shooting occurred around 1:45 a.m. at Charleston Area Medical Center’s General Hospital in Charleston, Police Chief Scott Dempsey said at a news conference.

The suspect walked into the emergency room shortly after midnight seeking treatment for an undetermined injury. He began acting erratically, yelled and became aggressive toward others. The man eventually came out of a bathroom with a knife, lunged at others, moved furniture and sprayed a fire extinguisher, Dempsey said.

Others in the emergency room “were trying to just de-escalate the situation, but it obviously was not working. And at some point they had

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