One dead after officers shoot at car speeding toward them

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - Authorities in Delaware are investigating a police shooting that left one person dead.

New Castle County police said officers were investigating a suspicious vehicle in the area of Rosemont Ave and East 24th Street in Wilmington shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday.

As the officers approached, the vehicle took off and fled down a dead-end road, police said. The vehicle then made a U-turn and drove at high speed directly at the officers, according to police.

The fired their weapons, striking the driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

Other details were immediately available.