At Rest

Deadly force
Ruidoso police officers responded to a house after what they called a "domestic violence dispute" in which he threatened some residents with a rifle. Police said they rescued approximately 15 other people from the house before they shot Klassen after he ignored repeated orders to drop his .308 caliber rifle.
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