Xang Khang

Deadly force

A deputy shot Lucas Hodson when he charged at him while holding an unspecified metallic object inside an apartment. At around 6:20 p.m., deputies and firefighters responded to a hang-up 911 call at the home. Deputies tried to make contact with someone inside, but got no answer. Firefighters and police forced their way into the apartment when they heard noise inside and feared a medical emergency, according to €™officials. A deputy reportedly found Hodson sitting on the couch with a metal object in his hands. Officials didn't specify what the object was, only that the deputy thought it might be a weapon. The deputy told Hodson to drop the object, but he refused and ran into another room. Hodson returned to the living room and started charging toward the deputy with the object. The deputy then shot Hodson, who died at the scene.