LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Police say officers fatally shot a man after he fired at them in southwestern Jefferson County.
According to The Courier Journal (https://cjky.it/QrdrJ7 ), the Louisville Metro Police Department says officers responded to a report of shots fired at about 7:30 p.m. Friday, but did not find a suspect.
Police spokeswoman Alicia Smiley said officers were called back to the area and found a man holding a handgun.
Police said the man attempted to run and fired a shot at the officers. Up to three officers fired back, striking the man an undisclosed number of times.
The man died at a hospital. He was identified as 25-year-old Tracy L. McCraw by the Jefferson County coroner’s office
Three officers have been placed on administrative leave, which is routine in officer-involved shootings.
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Information from: The Courier-Journal, https://www.courier-journal.com
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