Police of the US Maryland’s city of Baltimore shot and killed a man in a shootout late on Thursday, a police spokesman said.
“Four officers traveling in a vehicle… they actually heard gunfire, when they heard this gunfire they drove towards it, it’s one of the apartment buildings on Winchester Street. They drove into the parking lot and saw man armed with AR15 rifle, firing that weapon,” the spokesman told reporters at a briefing.
He added that the shooter continued with firing at the police officers, who returned fire, wounding the man at least once. The shooter was pronounced dead at a hospital later.
Police is investigating the initial reason for the firing, according to the spokesman. Policemen, who were involved in the shootout are under standard administrative procedures.
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