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A Jacksonville police officer shot a man multiple times Sunday morning after, Sheriff’s Office officials said, he took the officer’s Taser during a struggle and pointed it at the officer. The shooting followed a foot chase that began when police responded to a 911 call reporting a domestic dispute, heard a woman screaming and discovered a woman being strangled by a man on top of her inside an apartment at the Cleveland Arms apartment complex about 8:45 a.m. Devanta DeJuan Jones , 22, was shot at least four times by Officer Cliff Sames of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened after Sames and another officer tried unsuccessfully to stun the man, later identified as Jones, three times with their Tasers during the pursuit in which Jones kicked in the door, then ran through a neighboring apartment occupied by a mother and three children. Jones also tried but failed to force his way inside two other apartments during the foot chase, said Director Tom Hackney of the S...

WICHITA, Kan. UPDATE (10:35 p.m.) Police say they are frequently responding to calls at Woodgate Apartments and they are working with apartment managers to curb the problem. People who live in the homes across the street from the complex said they had never felt unsafe in the area. "It blows me away someone got shot and killed across the street, but you know, you see it on the news every night," said Randy Collins. "It just happens to be across our street." People who lived in the area said they are glad Wichita police plan to partner with management. "I think everybody is entitled to live in a safe environment, and the people that are not protected, or alcohol or whatever is going on that's causing this to happen, I don't think that they should have to be afraid to live there," said Leslie Nolen. Nolen said she is worried another incident could happen over the holiday weekend. -- UPDATE (4:30 p.m.): Friday afternoon, Wichita Pol...