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Man critical after Lake Havasu City police shooting

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LAKE HAVASU CITY, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities in northwestern Arizona say a man is hospitalized in critical condition after being shot by police who were trying to arrest him.

The Mohave County Sheriff's office says 29-year-old Jon Steven Douglas of Lake Havasu City was in an area hospital Friday.

He was shot by a Lake Havasu City police officer Thursday night following a struggle with police.

The sheriff's office says Douglas was unarmed.