The Arlington Police Department is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred on Monday night resulting in the death of a 34-year-old man.
According to police, officers responded to an apartment complex in the 1400 block of East Lamar Boulevard shortly after 9 p.m. to investigate reports of a suspicious person reportedly looking into several cars in the parking lot.
Police said the caller told dispatchers the suspect may be armed.
When officers arrived at the scene, they located the adult male suspect and approached him, police said.
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The suspect was lying on his back on the hood of a vehicle when police shined a flashlight on the man and identified themselves. The police asked what the man was doing when he sat up and officers noticed the suspect had a gun on his hip, according to police.
Officers began to give commands to the suspect to show his hands but the suspect retrieved the gun and raised it, according to police.
Two officers fired their service weapons, striking the suspect in the process.
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Officers provided first aid to the suspect until paramedics arrived.
Police said the suspect was transported to a local area hospital, where he later died.
The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release his name.
No officers were injured during the shooting, police said.
Per department policy, both officers have been placed on administrative leave.
