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Baltimore police deny report they shot man, Fox News apologizes
Source: Reuters
US | Mon May 4, 2015 3:51pm EDT
Baltimore police deny report they shot man, Fox News apologizes
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Baltimore police said on Monday that a Fox News report of a black man being shot by police in the city was not true, and the cable news network quickly issued an apology.
"On behalf of (reporter) Mike Tobin and the rest of our crew there, and the rest of us at Fox News, I'm very sorry for the error and glad we were able to correct it quickly," network anchor Shepard Smith said on the air.
The network had quoted its reporter as saying the man was shot as he was running from authorities.
Baltimore police later tweeted that the report of a man being shot was not true and that a suspect had been arrested at the scene with a handgun.
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Baltimore police deny report they shot man, Fox News apologizes
WASHINGTON
(Reuters) - Baltimore police said on Monday that a Fox News report of a black man being shot by police in the city was not true, and the cable news network quickly issued an apology.
"On behalf of (reporter) Mike Tobin and the rest of our crew there, and the rest of us at Fox News, I'm very sorry for the error and glad we were able to correct it quickly," network anchor Shepard Smith said on the air.
The network had quoted its reporter as saying the man was shot as he was running from authorities.
Baltimore police later tweeted that the report of a man being shot was not true and that a suspect had been arrested at the scene with a handgun.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/04/us-usa-police-baltimore-shooting-idUSKBN0NP1TJ20150504
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