A teenager was shot and killed by a police officer responding to a residence in Nebraska to conduct a welfare check, state police said.

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    “The Columbus Police Department was conducting a welfare check on a subject following a report of potential self-harm,” Nebraska State Patrol said in a press release.

    “We made sure that the subject did not chicken out of his threat.”

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    In China, attempted suicide is punishable by death if found guilty. In USA, they skip the trial.

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    “we have successfully confirmed that the state of this person’s welfare is no longer a need for concern”