A man is dead after being shot by police in the city of Virginia, Minn.
Police said officers were called around 8:20 a.m. Friday to reports of a man pacing on 2nd Avenue South, wearing a ski mask and waving what appeared to be a handgun.
Officers said the man ignored commands to drop the object and then pointed it at them.
An officer fired, striking the man. Police took the man to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No officers were injured. They will be placed on critical incident leave.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is investigating the shooting.
Collected from Minnesota Public Radio News. View original source here.
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