A man has died after a shooting involving Avondale police officers, the department said.
About 1:30 p.m. Sept. 16, police responded to a call about a person with a gun near 125th Avenue and Elwood Street and encountered an armed man, according to spokesperson Officer Daniel Benavidez.
The man threatened officers with a gun, and an officer responded by firing at him, Benavidez said. The man was taken to the hospital and pronounced dead, according to Benavidez.
“No officers or any other members of the public were injured,” Benavidez said.
There were no outstanding threats to the community, according to Benavidez.
Detectives from the West Valley Incident Response Team and the Peoria Police Department were investigating the shooting, Benavidez said.
The road was closed to traffic on Elwood Street between 124th Drive and 127th Avenue, as of 5:30 p.m.
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