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Fatal police shooting near Nevada-Utah border under investigation

Updated December 10, 2018 - 7:47 pm

WEST WENDOVER — Elko County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a fatal officer-involved shooting over the weekend near the Nevada-Utah line.

The West Wendover Police Department reports one of its officers shot and killed the driver of a small pickup who produced a knife during a pursuit Saturday afternoon.

KSL television in Salt Lake City identified the victim as 41-year-old James Robertson of Francis, Utah.

The Elko Daily Free Press reports officers attempted to stop him during a brief chase that ended with a minor crash at a gas station near Interstate 80. He allegedly fled on foot before the armed confrontation and was reported dead at the scene.

West Wendover police said in a statement that the driver’s “mental status, motives and actions” leading up to the incident are part of the ongoing investigation.

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