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Police say a security guard at the Scientology Celebrity Centre International in Hollywood shot and killed a man who brandished a sword in the parking lot about noon today. LAPD homicide detectives are investigating, AP reports. A police spokeswoman said the guard felt threatened for his life and fired at the man.
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