One dead in officer-involved shooting incident in Buffalo

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting incident in Buffalo Saturday morning.

Officers responded to a report of a man with a gun just before 10 a.m. on the 100 block of Reed Street.

Upon arrival, police say they encountered a man with a shotgun and ordered him to put it down. According to police, the man fired one round and two officers fired back. The man was shot multiple times.

The officers on scene rendered aid until the Buffalo Fire Department arrived, but the man was pronounced dead at the scene. On Sunday, Buffalo police identified the man as 58-year-old Edward Holmes of Buffalo.

The two officers involved were placed on administrative leave.

Detectives believe the number that was used to call the police belonged to Holmes.

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