A 31-year-old Charlottesville man shot by police
over the weekend remained comatose and in critical condition Monday, as
the city's top prosecutor investigated whether the shooting was
justified. Kerry Von Reese Cook was shot once in the abdomen Saturday
after a struggle with police at an apartment on Garrett Street.
Although a hospital spokeswoman said Cook still was in critical
condition, his mother, Patricia, said doctors had taken him off a
breathing apparatus. [more 
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