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MARENGO, Ind. (WDRB) -- Indiana State Police are investigating after an officer shot and killed a man in Marengo, Indiana. 

According to Sgt. John Davis with ISP's Jasper Post, officers with the Crawford County Sheriff's Office and the English Police Department responded to a home on Hardy Road to serve an "emergency detention order" on Bernie Breeding, 49, of Marengo, on Tuesday.

When officers entered the home, Davis said Breeding pointed a firearm at the officers, "forcing an officer to discharge his weapon," hitting Breeding.

Police said officers attempted life-saving measures, but Breeding died from his injuries.

ISP will handle the investigation. 

No additional details were immediately available.

This story will be updated.

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