Paraplegic man killed by police; father faces drug charges
Source: Associated Press
Updated 2:42 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 29, 2018
HARBESON, Del. (AP) — A paraplegic man who was shot and killed by Delaware troopers executing a search warrant at his home had a long criminal history that included convictions for drug trafficking, robbery and resisting arrest, court records show.
Delaware State Police said Wednesday that Robert Knox, 50, of Harbeson was lying in bed and reached for a handgun while troopers were in the home early Tuesday. A struggle over the weapon followed and two troopers fired their weapons at Knox, who later died at a hospital.
The incident is being investigated by the state police homicide unit.
Knox's father, Andrew A. Knox, 82, was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of a firearm by a person prohibited and maintaining a drug property.
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