debut: 10/12/06
13,196 runs
A member of the public called police for help resolving a dispute among a “group of individuals” in the departures drop-off area. The 911 call came from someone involved in the group that was having the dispute, the chief said.
The group was at the airport for “the purposes of travelling,” police said Thursday.
Three officers responded to the call and used an “immense amount of de-escalation” to try to resolve the dispute, the chief said.
“Abruptly, one of individuals produced a firearm,” and pointed it at the officers, the chief added. The SIU said a firearm was “shown to officers” and that they can’t say at this point in the investigation whether the man pointed the firearm at officers
“As a result of that, to protect themselves and the community and the passengers here at the airport, two of the officers” shot the man, Duraiappah said.
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