The number of fatal police shootings across the country rose again last year, with officers killing 1,096 people, including a 2-year-old girl caught in a standoff.
The majority of people police shot and killed were armed. And, as in prior years, about one quarter of people killed were in the throes of a mental or emotional crisis.
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Clesslynn Crawford (at left) died as a result of a round fired by the officer - a member of the town of Joplin s SWAT team - officials investigating the incident said Monday.
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