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(March 4, 2009, The Associated Press)

Authorities say a North Dakota man who clashed with a city official over an unpaid water bill got into an 8 1/2-hour standoff with deputies that ended with a SWAT team member shooting him in the shoulder.

Morton County Sheriff Dave Shipman said George Fischer threatened the Hebron (HEEB’-run) city auditor Tuesday after being told that his water service might be disconnected.

Shipman says Fischer grabbed a rifle after deputies confronted the 52-year-old at his home about the threat. He says attempts to talk to Fischer by telephone and bullhorn were unsuccessful before the rifle-wielding Fischer was shot in the shoulder early Wednesday.

Fischer was reported in good condition at a hospital. He faces charges of assault on a police officer and terrorizing.

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