SPENCER, Mass. — A man has been shot and killed after allegedly pointing what appeared to be a gun at police after a pursuit in Spencer.
According to police, officers attempted to stop the vehicle around 8:30 p.m. in relation to an earlier domestic incident.
The driver eventually pulled into a driveway on Northwest Road and got out of the vehicle. According to police he pointed what appeared to be a gun at the officer.
The officer responded with a single shot, hitting the suspect.
The suspect was taken by ambulance to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester where he died.
Upon further examination, police officials in Spencer said it appears to be a pellet pistol.
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