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Video Released In Shooting Of Man Swinging Bat At Police

Last updated on Thursday, August 31, 2017

(EVANSVILLE) - Police have released video showing a man swinging a bat at a police officer before he was fatally shot outside Evansville’s federal courthouse.

The security video shows 55-year-old Ricky Ard smashing the windows in two front doors at the courthouse.

Body-camera video shows the officer trying to hit Ard with a stun gun before the he charged at him with the baseball bat.

The officer backpedaled before firing a half-dozen shots.

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