Georgia Tech police kill school LGBT leader who apparently had a knife

Georgia Tech student shot by police
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Scout Schultz, a 21-year-old computer engineering student and leader of the Georgia Tech Pride Alliance, died early Sunday after being shot in the heart by a Georgia Tech police officer, in an incident that is being investigated by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. The police officers found Scout, who identified as neither male nor female, when responding to a report Saturday night about a "person with a knife and a gun," the GBI said, though Schultz did not have a gun and a photo of Schultz's pocket knife taken after the shooting shows that the blade was not extended, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.