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University Of Akron Cop Kills Man Brandishing BB Gun

Akron police say a University of Akron officer shot and killed a 64-year-old man during a traffic stop last night after he produced what later was determined to be a BB pistol.Akron police Sergeant Rick Edwards says the officer thought the gun brandished by James Genda looked like a .45-caliber semiautomatic pistol.

Genda's daughter says her father was attempting to turn the gun over to the officer. Edwards says an investigation continues.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.