Arlington police officers shot an armed man on Monday night Oct. 7 while responding to a call about a suspicious person at an apartment complex, the Police Department said.
Officers were called to the apartment complex, in the 1400 block of E. Lamar Blvd., about 9 p.m. to investigate reports of a man who was looking into cars in the parking lot, police said. The caller told dispatchers that the man might be armed.
When officers arrived, they found the man and approached him. During the encounter, the man displayed a gun and two officers fired their service weapons, shooting him, police said.
The wounded man was transported to a hospital. Police did not have an update on his condition late Monday night.
No officers were injured in the incident.
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