MOBERLY, Mo. (AP) - Authorities say an officer has shot and wounded a Missouri man who was wielding a knife.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said in a news release Wednesday that 37-year-old Joseph Ritter, of Moberly, is listed in serious but stable condition at a Columbia hospital. The release said Ritter, who is white, was shot Tuesday after a Moberly police officer responded to a “keep the peace” call from a home. The release provided no details about what led up to the call.
The patrol says Ritter began “acting erratically” before approaching the officer with a knife in a “threatening manner.” The Moberly officer who shot Ritter wasn’t injured.
No charges were immediately filed against Ritter, but the patrol is investigating.
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