New Bedford, MA (WPRI/CNN) - A Massachusetts teen is dead after an altercation with a police officer.
Police in New Bedford say it started when the 15-year-old stabbed the officer with a hunting knife.
More officers arrived on the scene and told the teen to get on the ground.
They say he refused and police shot and killed him.
The officer was flown to the hospital and is in stable condition.
An investigation is under way to find out if the shooting was justified.
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