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Gilroy police officer shoots, kills man who opened fire

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GIRLOY, Calif. (AP) — Gilroy police say an officer has shot and killed a man who shot at him outside a post office. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when the officer responded to a report of an intoxicated man. Police say within seconds of encountering the man, he fired a gun at the officer, who fired back. The man died at a local trauma center. His name wasn’t immediately released. The officer wasn’t hurt.

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