NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News Police officers shot and killed an “agitated” man who pointed a weapon at them Monday on Crown Court after they had “repeatedly” asked him to put it down, police said.
After officers shot the man, Newport News Police forensics determined that the weapon the man had was a BB gun.
Police responded to a call in reference to a suicidal person in the 500 block of Crown Court around 5:37 p.m., and when they arrived, they tried to de-escalate the situation, police said.
Newport News Police said officers asked the man “repeatedly” to put the weapon down. As the interaction continued, the man pointed the weapon at the officers, who then shot the man.
The man collapsed to the ground, and officers tended to the man before he was taken to the hospital, where he later died, police said. Newport News Police forensics recovered the weapon, which was later determined to be a BB gun, police said.
No officers were injured, and the officers involved were put on administrative leave pending the completion of the investigation, which is ongoing.