Man fatally shot after attacking others with knife

HARTLY, Del. (AP) — Authorities say a Maryland man is dead after attacking several other people with a knife at a central Delaware home.

Delaware state troopers were sent to a home in Hartly around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday in response to a 911 call.

Police say a 37-year-old man from Ridgely, Maryland man attacked the other occupants with a knife before one of the victims grabbed a shotgun and shot him in the leg, fatally wounding him.

Two Hartly men were admitted to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries sustained in the knife attack. Two Maryland men were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

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