A Michigan man was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy after an altercation at a convenience store where he stabbed a customer who had confronted him for not wearing a mask, police say.
Eaton County Sheriff’s Office identified the man who was killed as 43-year-old Sean Ernest Ruis.
State officials said that Ruis was inside a Quality Dairy in Windsor Township, Michigan, at around 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, not wearing a mask.
The store refused to serve Ruis and, at one point, a 77-year-old man who was in the store confronted Ruis.
Police said that Ruis responded by pulling out a knife and stabbing the 77-year-old customer. His current condition is unknown.
Ruis then fled the scene, Michigan State Police said, and was stopped less than an hour later in Delta Township by an Eaton County Sheriff’s Deputy.
Video of the incident shared by the Eaton County Sheriff’s Office shows Ruis exiting the vehicle with a knife in hand. The deputy then backed up and told Ruis to drop the weapon, but he continued to advance, the sheriff’s office said.
The deputy can be heard saying “drop the weapon” several times in the 10-second video.
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VIDEO IS SENSITIVE IN NATURE: Eaton County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Involved Shooting. The Michigan State Police 1st District Investigation Response Team is investigating the deputy involved shooting that occurred on Jerryson Drive in Delta Twp, Eaton County on July 14. pic.twitter.com/733H2iOhCa
— MSP First District (@MSPFirstDist) July 14, 2020
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