A man died after being shot by police while an officer is recovering after being shot in the hand...

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A man died after being shot by police while an officer is recovering after being shot in the hand during a struggle inside a home in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood, officials said.

The officers repeatedly told the man to leave the crawl space but he refused, investigators said. The officers then struggled with the man as they continued to try and get him to leave, according to police. One of the officers used a Taser on the man but it was not effective, officials said. As the man tried to take the Taser from the officer, a shot was fired, according to investigators. One of the officers, a 27-year-old man, then fell to the floor, suffering from a gunshot wound to the hand.

The wounded officer -- who has only been on the force for a year -- was taken to Temple University Hospital where he was placed in stable condition. He was later released from the hospital shortly before 10:30 p.m.

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