By Associated Press - Wednesday, April 11, 2018

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A man has been fatally shot by Tucson police who were answering an emergency call about an armed robbery.

Police say two officers arrived at a check-cashing business Tuesday morning after a report that it was being robbed.

They say a man armed with a gun walked out of the business and ignored commands to drop the weapon and was shot by one of the police officers.



The man later died at a hospital and was identified by police as 39-year-old Mark Powell.

Police say no officers were injured.

They identified the officer involved in the shooting as Jeffrey Stover, a 23-year veteran of the Tucson Police Department.

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