Police were called to the home after the man threatened family members with a knife, police say. He also had a gun that turned out to be a pellet gun.

A police officer in Fullerton fatally shot a man who brandished a pellet gun at law enforcement Saturday night, the department said. Officers were alerted of an armed man threatening a family member and responded to the 700 block of W.

A New Bedford woman who allegedly shot a dog with a pellet gun earlier this month is now facing charges. According to police, officers met with a woman on March 1 who claimed her dog had been shot with pellets. Security cameras reportedly captured the sound of two loud bangs with her dog visibly injured, limping in pain.

Honolulu police opened a felony animal cruelty case and are looking for the culprit who shot a Dachshund at point-blank range with a pellet gun Jan. 20 in Hauula.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WJAR) — New Bedford police said a 32-year-old woman was arrested for animal cruelty on Wednesday. According to police, they received a report of a dog that was possibly shot with a pellet gun on March 1. Security cameras captured sound of two bangs, and a dog limping and visibly injured, New Bedford police said.

A man has died following an officer-involved shooting in Fullerton. Police were dispatched to the 700 block of W. Orangethorpe Avenue in response to a report of a man armed with a knife, threatening a family member.