CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WTVD) -- A police officer in Charlotte shot and killed a man who reportedly stabbed his ex-wife's 13-year-old daughter.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has not released the identity of the man or the officer.
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It all happened around 7 p.m. Saturday in a suburb south of Charlotte near the South Carolina border.
Police arrived to find the man holding a 13-year-old girl at knifepoint.
Officers tried to de-escalate the situation, but the man started stabbing the teen. That's when the officer opened fire.
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First responders on the scene said the man died shortly after being shot.
The teen was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.