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Two Ashtabula County Sheriff deputies were involved in a deadly shooting Saturday afternoon.

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COLEBROOK TWP, Ohio -- Two Ashtabula County Sheriff deputies were involved in a deadly shooting, according to a report.

Fox 8 News reports Ashtabula County Sheriff Bill Johnson confirmed the Saturday afternoon shooting.

Deputies went to a home after getting a domestic violence call, the TV station reports. They tried to talk to a 59-year-old man.

The man had a rifle and threatened deputies. He pointed the weapon at deputies and refused to drop the rifle, the sheriff told the TV station.

The man was shot and taken to the hospital, where he died, the TV station reports.

The deputies involved were not injured.

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