South Florida police shot and killed an armed 82-year-old man who pointed a gun at residents and police on Sunday.
The shooting occurred around 12:45 p.m. in the area of Northwest 1st Street and Rock Island Road in Margate.
According to police, officers responded to the scene after receiving reports of a man pointing a gun at citizens.
Upon arrival, they encountered the suspect, 82-year-old Jose Antonio Suarez, who was allegedly waiving a gun and shooting into the ground.
After giving Suarez several commands to drop the weapon, he pointed the gun at officers, prompting officers to open fire.
Suarez was shot and given emergency aid but died at the scene.
No officers or residents were injured in the incident.
Witness Mike Dunn says he saw the man point the gun at officers before they opened fire, telling NBC Miami “he had a gun, pointed it, the cop kept yelling ‘drop the gun, drop the gun.’ I heard the cops saying 9-10 times ‘drop the gun, drop the gun.’ It’s not a good thing. I don’t know why he did it but you don’t point a gun at a cop.”
The officer who discharged their weapon was placed on administrative leave under the department's standard policy.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.