BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A man is dead after he was shot by a Buffalo Police officer on the first block of Minnesota Avenue on Thursday night.
According to police, officers responded to the call, which started as a mental health crisis, just before 11 p.m. on Thursday. Police said the call escalated to a man holding three people at knifepoint.
Police said one officer discharged their taser and another officer discharged their weapon, striking the man who was holding the knife. The man was transported to ECMC and was later pronounced dead.
Interim Buffalo Police Commissioner Craig Macy will provide an update at 10:30 a.m. Friday.
