A man shot by police in Massachusetts last weekend was holding a sword over his head and running at an officer at a "full sprint," police said.The 23-year-old man faces attempted murder and other charges in connection with the encounter in Oxford at about 6 a.m. Sunday, police Chief Anthony Saad said in a statement
Eric Valentine, 80, a retired judge, needed a rescue when he fell 60 feet down a slope and broke some bones while hiking along Hells Canyon, and Boy Scout Troop 77 of Eagle, Idaho, came through, though the former Scoutmaster had "asked God to send angels."
The police chief says the man was running at an officer while wielding a sword, and that he was not shot until he got within striking distance of the officer.