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Denver CO Nov 12 2012 An Auraria police officer was critically injured and a manwho allegedly attacked the officer with a sword was fatally shot during a confrontationon the Auraria campus early Saturday morning, authorities say.The police officer was rushed to a hospital in critical butstable condition, said Denverpolice spokeswoman Raquel Lopez."His finger was almost severed," Lopez said.The suspect, who has not been identified, was rushed to ahospital, where he was pronounced dead, she said. The name of the Aurariapolice officer also has not been released.Auraria police were called to Ninth and Walnut streets, nearthe Tivoli Student Center,at 5:54 a.m., said Denver Fire Department spokesman Lt. Phil Champagne.Someone called dispatch and said, "Hey, there's a guyout here with a sword," Lopez said. "Any time you see someone walkingaround with a sword and swinging it around, you want to take precautions."The campus police officer confronted the sword-wielding manin a crosswalk near the front of the Tivolibuilding, Lopez said. The man did not obey orders and swung the sword, nearlylopping the officer's finger off. The officer then shot the man, Lopez said.Denverdetectives were taking measurements on the street as snow began to fallSaturday morning. The sword, which appeared to be a Samurai-style weapon, wasstill on the street.Police had put numbered markers next to the sword and whatappeared to be a coat. Denver'smobile-crime-laboratory trailer was set up near the shooting scene."That's a strange thing," said James Boyce, 44, amusical performance student at Metropolitan State University of Denver.After getting a coffee at a nearby shop, Boyce said campuspolice typically keep the campus quiet."I feel very safe on campus," Boyce said.Ted Jimenez, 31, who works at the campus registrar's office,said he was happy the officer protected himself."That's just shocking," Jimenez said.The shooting is under investigation, Lopez said.
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