LGBT student Scout Schultz shot dead by Atlanta police

[TomSea]

LGBT student Scout Schultz shot dead by Atlanta police

Police in the US state of Georgia have shot and killed an LGBT student activist, leading to an independent investigation.

Police encountered Scout Schultz at a campus in Atlanta after a call about "a person with a knife and a gun" late on Saturday, officials say.

Footage has emerged apparently showing Schultz, 21, refusing to obey several police commands to drop a knife.

Schultz's mother said police should not have used lethal force.

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