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Little Rock - Police say an officer has fatally shot a man wielding a knife at a southwest Little Rock home after he wounded his mother and himself.
Police said the shooting occurred Tuesday afternoon when officers arriving at the scene believed the man to be a threat.
Two officers fired shots at the man, police said.
The man killed was identified by police as Landris Hawkins. Authorities say Hawkins had a history of mental illness, and was arrested in 2001 on drug charges.
Hawkins’ mother was treated at the scene for minor injuries.
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