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View Comments Police have identified a 26-year-old man shot by a Butler County Sheriff s deputy in Ross Township Monday. Alex Hoskins was brandishing a firearm, according to the Butler County Sheriff s Office release. He was treated and released from Fort Hamilton Hospital. The sheriff s office has Hoskins in custody. Officials said they were executing a search warrant when the man was shot. Police said in the release that Hoskins believed he was under investigation, and that he bought a firearm in preparation for a confrontation with police. Police said Hoskins admitted to possessing, sending, and receiving child pornography. He was charged with felonious assault, and three counts of illegal use of a minor in nudity-oriented material/performance. ....