BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting incident in Buffalo Saturday morning.
Body camera footage will come out in the coming days, Monday or Tuesday, per a city spokesperson.
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.
The incident is under investigation by the New York State Attorney General's Office. Anyone with information or video is asked to call or text the confidential line at (716) 847-2255.
