Police in Grand Forks shot and killed a gunman seen as "a perceived threat" early Sunday near a city park, authorities said.
The encounter occurred shortly after 3:15 a.m. near the intersection of S. 22nd Street and 24th Avenue S., just north of Bringewatt Park, police said.
Two officers went to the scene on a report of man with a gun acting suicidal, and both shot the suspect, the statement added.
The man who was shot and the officers have yet to be identified.
According to the police statement:
When the officers arrived, they saw the man with a gun and another person "in close proximity."
The gunman refused to follow officers' commands, "and two officers discharged their firearms in response to a perceived threat posed by the armed subject."
The officers immediately gave aid to the gunman and called for emergency medical personnel.
