VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) - Vancouver police say three of their officers shot someone who refused commands to drop sharpened objects they were holding on Tuesday morning.
Officers responded to a call about two people fighting in central Vancouver, police said on Twitter.
When they arrived, officers found one person unconscious lying on the ground and the other person refused officers’ commands to drop “sharpened objects” he was holding, police said.
Three officers fired at man.
No officers were injured. Police said Wednesday that the man shot by Vancouver police died at a hospital.
The Clark County Sheriff’s Office said the man will be publicly identified after his family has been notified of his death. An autopsy will determine his official cause and manner of death.
No further information has been released.
The Regional Independent Investigative Team, led by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, is investigating.
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