New Bedford (WBZ Newsroom) -- New Bedford police say a man who was shot and killed by officers in the city's South End had threatened officers with knives.
It happened on Ellen Street, located off Brock Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
A police spokesman says the man -- whose name was not immediately released -- refused to drop the weapons when ordered to do so.
Under department policy, the officers have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation.
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