Two police officers shot and killed a man in crisis Tuesday morning after the man pointed a gun at them in Albany, Oregon, police said.
The Albany Police Department said in a news release that officers responding to a welfare check at 9:38 a.m. found a man with a gun in his vehicle and with Linn County Sheriff’s deputies, the officers attempted to establish contact.
Family members were already there trying to talk to the man, police said. A crisis negotiator was on the way when police say officers and agents tried to defuse the situation and told the man to drop his gun.
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Police fatally shot an Oregon man after he pointed his gun at them during a crisis.
Officers and family members saw the man raise the gun and then move it down to his side before pointing at the officers who fired at him, police said. He died on the spot.
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Corvallis police are conducting an investigation and the officers who fired their weapons are on standard license, police said.
“Our deepest condolences to all the families involved and the family members who had to witness this tragic event,” Albany police said in the news release.
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People who are considering suicide or experiencing a mental health emergency can call the national helpline 988.
