AVONDALE, Ariz. — A man is dead after being shot by Avondale police officers late Sunday night, the city's police department said.
Officers were responding to a call about a family fight at a multi-housing complex located near Harrison Drive and 4th Street, police said. A man was reportedly armed with a gun and chasing a woman.
Police found the man in the parking lot when they arrived on scene, the department said. They shot at him after they determined he was still armed and "posed an immediate deadly threat."
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. No officers or any other members of the public were injured.
Investigators have yet to release the identity of the man.
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