NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Earlier today, officers were called to the 500 block of Crown Court after a report was called about a suicidal person, Newport News police said.
Officers arrived and encountered an "agitated" man displaying a weapon, according to a police press release. For several minutes, a crisis intervention officer was on scene and attempted to de-escalate the situation.
Officers asked the man to drop his firearm, but as the interaction continued, the man pointed the weapon in the direction of the officers, the press release stated. Officers then fired their weapons, striking the man, who collapsed on the ground.
Newport News police said they immediately provided aid to the man, and he was transported to a local hospital shortly after, where he later died.
Forensic units later determined the weapon the man had been wielding was a BB gun.
No officers were injured, but the officers involved were placed on administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation.
This incident was the fourth officer-involved shooting that turned fatal in Newport News this year.
The investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
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