University Of Akron Cop Kills Man Brandishing BB Gun

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Akron police say a University of Akron officer shot and killed a 64-year-old man during a traffic stop last night after he produced what later was determined to be a BB pistol.Akron police Sergeant Rick Edwards says the officer thought the gun brandished by James Genda looked like a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol.

Genda's daughter says her father was attempting to turn the gun over to the officer. Edwards says an investigation continues.

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Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.