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A bystander’s video shows 51-year-old Dante Kittrell was partially surrounded by South Bend police vehicles and officers July 29 when he gestured toward a SWAT team vehicle and was shot, the South Bend Tribune reported.

St. Joseph County police are investigating the shooting and said in a statement that Kittrell threatened to shoot multiple times before he pointed a gun at officers. Officers and negotiators spent nearly 40 minutes trying to deescalate the situation, according to police.

St. Joseph County Sheriff Bill Redman said investigators were interviewing witnesses and reviewing video footage. The Mishawaka Police Department is also investigating the shooting.

Some activists also have called for a special prosecutor from outside St. Joseph County to investigate the police response to the incident.

Affidavit: Prosecutor threatened to kill neighbor over dog

COLUMBUS — A southern Indiana prosecutor charged with harassment, intimidation and other counts threatened to kill a neighbor in a dispute over a dog, an affidavit unsealed Thursday said.

Bartholomew County Prosecutor William Nash also is charged with obstruction of justice, disorderly conduct and interfering with the reporting of a crime in the May 8 confrontation. He faces four counts of harassment and two counts of intimidation.

At one point, Nash yelled at the neighbor, “I can kill you! I will kill you and Indiana State Law says I can kill you!” the affidavit filed July 15 by an Indiana State Police detective said.

The neighbor told Nash to get off his property, and Nash turned away and said, “Damn dogs better be on a leash. Those are dangerous dogs,” the affidavit said.

The neighbor said Nash had previously fired a pellet gun toward his house, it said.

The man and his wife said they were concerned for their safety due to Nash’s erratic behavior, position and power, the affidavit said.