Shooting

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Two andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/mandan-policeandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Mandan policeandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; officers are on paid leave Wednesday night after one of them shot a 49-year-old man who pointed a gun at them. Police responded to the River Tree Inn this afternoon after a 9-1-1 call. The man, who police have dealt with in the past, had been living at the Memorial Highway motel for years. The suspect allegedly raised his gun at the officers. One of the officers fired a shot, hitting the suspect in the chest. andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/dennis-bullingerandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Dennis Bullingerandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt;/Police Chief: andamp;quot;They instructed him numerous times to put the gun down. While responding to this location here on Memorial Highway, they had learned the man had asked whoever he's speaking with in andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/bismarck-ndandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;Bismarckandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; that the police locate his body, so it's an indicator that he's contemplating committing suicide.andamp;quot; The suspect is in critical but stable condition at an area hospital. Police did not release the names of either the suspect or the two officers involved in the case. Police say the handgun was collected at the scene and it was loaded.The last time there was a Mandan police shooting was in 1998.  « Less