The State Police Major Crime squad is investigating a police-involved shooting in Norwich on Sunday evening that left one man dead.
Police said they received a call about a man with a gun in a park at Lauren Hill Avenue and Center Street just after 7 p.m. on Sunday. When officers asked for more information, the caller hung up, according to a news release from police.
Police said the man was despondent. When officers tried to get the man to cooperate with them, he refused, said he had a gun and pointed it at officers, police said.
Officers opened fire in self-defense, according to investigators.
The man was shot several times and taken to W. Backus Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released.
The New London County State's Attorney's Office is also investigating.
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