Associated Press
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham police say an officer shot and killed a robbery suspect in the Titusville neighborhood.
Police Sgt. Johnny Williams says a resident stopped officers Tuesday afternoon and reported a robbery in progress.
Williams says the officers began a foot chase of an armed male suspect, which ended with the suspect being fatally shot.
Williams says officers found a gun in the man's hand following the shooting, which took place across the street from Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
He says the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the internal affairs unit of Birmingham's police department will investigate.
Police Sgt. Johnny Williams says a resident stopped officers Tuesday afternoon and reported a robbery in progress.
Williams says the officers began a foot chase of an armed male suspect, which ended with the suspect being fatally shot.
Williams says officers found a gun in the man's hand following the shooting, which took place across the street from Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church.
He says the Alabama Bureau of Investigation and the internal affairs unit of Birmingham's police department will investigate.
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