Father: Suspect in officers' slaying wanted to shoot police
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PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — In the minutes before three Palm Springs officers were shot, two fatally, the suspected gunman's father told a neighbor his son was armed, "acting crazy" and wanted to shoot police.