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"We saw no other option but to use our bomb robot and place a device on its extension for it to detonate where the suspect was," Brown said. "Other options would have exposed our officers to great danger. The suspect is deceased as a result of detonating the bomb."
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Brown did not elaborate on the exact device his agency used.
According to a story from The Verge, defense technology expert Peter Singer said he believes it's the first time a law enforcement agency used such a device to take out a suspect, not just to dispose of a bomb.
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